Afghan Endspiel and Regional Security

238
DOI: 10.20542/0131-2227-2012-11-16-23

D. Malysheva, Institute of World Economy and International Relations, Russian Academy of Sciences (IMEMO RAN), 23, Profsoyuznaya Str., Moscow, 117997, Russian Federation (dsheva@mail.ru).

Abstract. The article is devoted to the military operation in Afghanistan ending up in 2014, to the upcoming withdrawal of the main U.S. military contingents and the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) from this country, and to the new situation in South and Central Asia emerging in this regard. The author pays special attention to the evolution of the U.S. strategy in Afghanistan, including such important elements as the "New Silk Road" concept and the "Trans-Afghan Pipeline" (TAPI) geopolitical project, as well as to the stance of the leading regional powers (Russia, China, Pakistan, India) on the Afghanistan conflict regulation and security arrangements draft for regional development.

Keywords: Endspiel, U.S. strategy, TAPI power project, regional security


Registered in System SCIENCE INDEX

For citation:
Malysheva D. Afghan Endspiel and Regional Security. World Eсonomy and International Relations, 2012, no. 11, pp. 16-23. https://doi.org/10.20542/0131-2227-2012-11-16-23



Comments (0)

No comments

Add comment







Indexed

 

 

 

 

Dear authors! Please note that in the VAK List of peer-reviewed scientific journals, in which the main scientific results of dissertations for the degree of candidate and doctor of sciences should be published for the “MEMO Journal” the following specialties are recorded:
economic sciences:
5.2.5. World Economy.
5.2.1. Economic Theory
5.2.3. Regional and Branch Economics
political sciences:
5.5.4. International Relations
5.5.1. History and Theory of Politics
5.5.2. Political Institutions, Processes, Technologies

 

Current Issue
2025, vol. 69, No. 1
Topical Themes of the Issue:
  • Global Trends in Robotics
  • Legal Support of China’s Foreign Policy
  • Latin America in the Context of a Changing World Order
  • Is Legal Self-Restraint of Western Hegemony Possible?
Announcement

Dear authors of the journal!

Please note that the author's copies of the issues in which your texts are published are kept in the editorial office for no more than one year. After this period expires, the editorial office has the right to dispose of unclaimed copies at its own discretion.

 

Submit an Article
INVITATION FOR PUBLICATION
The Editorial Board invites authors to write analytical articles on the following topics:
  • changes in the processes of globalization in modern conditions
  • formation of the new world order
  • shifts in civilization at the stage of transition to a digital society

The editors are also interested in publishing synthesis articles / scientific reviews revealing the main trends in the development of certain regions of the world - Latin America, Africa, South Asia, etc.