Central Asia in the Era of Sovereignty; The Return of Tamerlane?

Dr. Therese Sabonis-Helf, Georgetown University
Dr. Dan Burghart, National Intelligence University

Dr. Marlene Laruelle, The George Washington University

Dr. Roger Kangas, National Defense University

Dr. Laura Adams, USAID

Stacie Giles, Virginia Commonwealth University

Gawdat Bahgat, National Defense University

Mr. Robert Timm, Naval War College

This collection provides a broad analysis of social, political, economic, and security issues in contemporary Central Asia. In particular, the contributors highlight the differences and similarities among the region’s states in how they have consolidated statehood since the collapse of the Soviet Union.