Sébastien Peyrouse

This book looks at how China and India's growing interests in Central Asia disrupt the traditional Russia-U.S. 'Great Game' at the heart of the old continent. In the years to come, both Asian powers are looking to redeploy their rivalry on the... Lire la suite

L’Asie centrale est une terre de légendes, un berceau de la civilisation parmi les plus grands : le nom de Samarcande, les céramiques turquoise, les cavaliers immortalisés par Kessel, la bravoure des basmatchis… Mais la légende est aujourd’hui... Lire la suite

Guerre d’août 2008 entre la Géorgie et la Russie, changements de pouvoir violents au Kirghizstan en 2010, départ des troupes occidentales d’Afghanistan en 2014 : le Caucase, l’Asie centrale et l’Afghanistan continuent à occuper l’espace public et à... Lire la suite

In this global era, Central Asia must be understood in both geo-economic and geopolitical terms. The region's natural resources compel the attention of rivalrous great powers and ambitious internal factions. The local regimes are caught between the... Lire la suite

The planned reductions in NATO troop numbers in Afghanistan through 2015 and a final withdrawal at the end of 2016 brings up numerous pressing questions about the security and national interests of not just Afghanistan, but of the broader region... Lire la suite

With renewed American involvement in Afghanistan, Pakistan's growing fragility, and China's rise in power in the post-Soviet space, Central Asia-South Asia relations have become central to understanding the future of the Eurasian continent. Mapping... Lire la suite

Central Asia often evokes images of imperial power rivalry dating back to the 19th century. Yet as the region’s international politics becomes more complex in the age of globalization, the need for new ways of looking at its many actors is more... Lire la suite

Kazakhstan is one of the best-known success stories of Central Asia, perhaps even of the entire Eurasian space. It boasts a fast growing economy—at least until the 2014 crisis—a strategic location between Russia, China, and the rest of Central Asia,... Lire la suite

Over the past three decades, Uzbekistan has attracted the attention of the academic and policy communities because of its geostrategic importance, its critical role in shaping or unshaping Central Asia as a region, its economic and trade potential,... Lire la suite

L'Asie centrale désigne les cinq républiques ex-soviétiques : Kazakhstan, Ouzbékistan, Kirghizistan, Turkménistan, et Tadjikistan. Quinze ans après leur indépendance et la chute de l'Union soviétique, les États d'Asie centrale sont confrontés à de... Lire la suite

Située aux confins des mondes russe, iranien et chinois, l’Asie centrale occupe une position géostratégique essentielle, symbolisée par le renouveau du mythe des routes de la Soie.
Les États qui la composent – le Kazakhstan, le Kirghizstan, l... Lire la suite

Central Asia is a relatively understudied neighbor of Afghanistan. The region is often placed into a number of historical and political contexts—a section of the Silk Road, a pawn in the “Great Game,” the “spillover” state that exemplifies the... Lire la suite

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. No longer... Lire la suite

This book is the first comprehensive introduction to contemporary Turkmenistan in English.