Ethnic challenges beyond borders : Chinese and Russian perspectives of the Central Asian conundrum

Acknowledgements - Introduction Y.Zhang & R.Azizian - PART 1: POLITICAL CHALLENGES - Russia and Central Asia: Evolution of Mutual Perceptions, Policies, and Interdependence A.Kortunov & A.Shoumikhin - China and Central Asia: Towards a New Relationship G.Xing - Ethnopolitical Issues and the Emergence of Nation-States in Central Asia A.Prazauskas - PART 2: THE ETHNIC CONUNDRUM - Ethnic Harmony and Conflicts in Central Asia: Origins and Policies G.Liu - Russia and Russians in Central Asia A.Kortunov & S.Lounev - Fundamentalism, Ethnicity and the State: the Cases of Tajikistan, Pakistan, Iran and Afghanistan A.Umnov - Population Dynamics in Central Asia and Adjacent Countries from 1960 to 2020 A.Akimov - PART 3: ECONOMIC AGONIES - Central Asia's Transition to a Market Economy: An Analytical Comparison with China Z.Sun - Central Asia: Towards Ethnic Harmony Through Openness and Reform? A.Salitsky & V.Fisyukov -Sino-Central Asian Trade and Economic Relations: Progress, Problems and Prospect Q.Liu - PART 4: STRATEGIC AND SECURITY ISSUES - Security Issues in China's Relations with Central Asian States G.Xing - Central Asia and the World: Foreign Policy and Strategic Issues S.Lounev & G.Shirokov - Index