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Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Maps -- Introduction -- PartI. SOCIAL ISSUES -- Ch01. The Borderlands Paradox -- Ch02. Legal Reform in Central Asia -- Ch03. Human Rights and Governance in Central Asia -- Ch04. HIV/AIDS Responses in Central Asia -- Ch05. Sorting Central Asian Social Media -- Ch06. The Evolution of the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan and Its Communication Strategy -- Ch07. "Brain Waste?" -- PartII. ECONOMICS AND SECURITY -- Ch08. One Belt One Road -- Ch09. Infrastructure and the Political Economies of Central Asia -- Ch10. Great Game Changers?-The Changing Nature of Central Asian Energy -- Ch11. Multilateral Engagement with Central Asia on Energy Issues -- Ch12. Kazakhstan's Bazaar Economy -- Ch13. The Fifth Estate -- Ch14. Problematic Puzzle Pieces -- Ch15. The Security Forces -- PartIII. CASE STUDIES -- Ch16. Kazakhstan's Dilemma on Eurasian and Central Asian Integrations -- Ch17. Kyrgyzstan's Experiments with Democracy -- Ch18. Tajikistan's Roghun Dam -- Ch19. Foreign Direct Investment in the Oil and Gas Sector of Turkmenistan -- Ch20. Everyday Life Governance in Post-Soviet Uzbekistan -- Index -- About the Editors and Contributors.
After twenty-five years of independence, there is little doubt that the five Central Asian states will persist as sovereign, independent states.They increasingly differ from each other, and are making their way in global politics.