Russia, America and the Islamic World

by Bowker,Mike

• ISBN13: 9780754671992
• ISBN10: 0754671992
• eBook ISBN(s): 9781317060482
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2007-10-28
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

Examines the newly emerging relationship between Russia and the United States in the fight against the common threat of international terrorism.During the Soviet period, Islam was largely ignored and viewed as a bourgeois phenomenon which would fade over time. With the ongoing conflict in Chechnya to recent upheavals in Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan, Islamic militancy has now become a major security threat. Bowker examines the newly emerging relationship between Russia and the United States in the fight against the common threat of international terrorism. He looks at the difficulties of such a relationship by analyzing the lingering mutual suspicion, differing views on the nature of the global terrorist threat and how each side have continued to pursue their own national interests. Students and scholars of foreign policy and regional specialists will find this book insightful.Contents: Introduction; The post-cold war world and the clash of civilisations; The Soviet war in Afghanistan; The Gulf war, 1990-1991; The wars in Yugoslavia: Bosnia and Kosovo; The conflict in Chechnya; 9/11 and the war on terrorism; Gulf War II: Iraq 2003; Iran and nuclear proliferation; Israel and the Palestinian question; The Caucasus, central Asia and the 'coloured revolutions'; America and Russia: democracy promotion; Conclusion; Index.About the Author: Mike Bowker is Senior Lecturer in Politics at the University of East Anglia, UK.

Table of Contents

Introduction

The post-Cold War world and the clash of civilisations

The Soviet war in Afghanistan

The Gulf war, 1990-1991

The wars in Yugoslavia: Bosnia and Kosovo

The conflict in Chechnya; 9/11 and the war on terrorism

Gulf War II: Iraq 2003

Iran and nuclear proliferation

Israel and the Palestinian question

The Caucasus, central Asia and 'the coloured revolutions'

America and Russia: democracy promotion

Conclusion

Bibliography

Index

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