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A Rock Between Hard Places: Afghanistan as an Arena of Regional Insecurity

A Rock Between Hard Places: Afghanistan as an Arena of Regional Insecurity

Harpviken, Kristian Berg
Tadjbakhsh, Shahrbanou

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General Political Science

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ISBN10: 0190627239
ISBN13: 9780190627232
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: Sep 1 2016
Pages: 224
Weight: 0.65
Height: 0.60 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.40
Language: English
What has driven neighbouring states to intervene in the Afghan conflict? This book challenges mainstream analyses which place Afghanistan at the centre - the so-called 'heart' - of a large pan-Asian region whose fate is predicated on Afghan stability. Instead Harpviken and Tadjbakhsh situate Afghanistan on the margins of three regional security complexes - those of South Asia, Central Asia, and the Persian Gulf - each characterised by deep security rivalries, which, in turn, informs their engagement in Afghanistan. Within Central Asia, security cooperation is hampered by competition for regional supremacy and great power support, a dynamic reflected in these states' half-hearted role in Afghanistan. In the Persian Gulf, Iran and Saudi Arabia fight for economic and political influence, mirrored in their Afghan engagements; while long-standing Indo-Pakistani rivalries are perennially played out in Afghanistan.

Based on a careful reading of the recent political and economic history of the region, and of Great Power rivalry beyond it, the authors explain why efforts to build a comprehensive Afghanistan-centric regional security order have failed, and suggest what might be done to reset inter-state relations.

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