Publication

This monograph explores the rationale for US security interests in the region, examines the impact of the Iraq war on the sustainability of US forward basing in Central Asia, evaluates the broader consequences of an US military presence in Central Asia on US foreign policy, and assesses the implications for the US Army. The author also contends that by highlighting antiterrorism, the United States addresses a symptom rather than the causes of instability in Central Asia; thus contributing to the radicalization of political opposition movements and discrediting both democratization and the US commitment to it. The author concludes the US should do more to address the underlying human security problems in Central Asia that increase vulnerability to terrorist movements.