Great games, local rules: the new great power contest in Central Asia

Russia, the US, and China all see Central Asia as strategically important and have devoted extensive financial and human resources there. In this book, Alexander Cooley explores the dynamics of the new competition for influence over the region since 9/11

Russia, the US, and China all see Central Asia as strategically important and have devoted extensive financial and human resources there. In this book, Alexander Cooley explores the dynamics of the new competition for influence over the region since 9/11.

Russia, the US, and China all see Central Asia as strategically important and have devoted extensive financial and human resources there. In this book, Alexander Cooley explores the dynamics of the new competition for influence over the region since 9/11

Russia, the U.S., and China all see Central Asia as strategically important and have devoted extensive financial and human resources there. In Great Games, Local Rules, Alexander Cooley, one of America's leading younger international relations scholars, explores the dynamics of the new competition for influence over the region since 9/11.