TY - BOOK AU - Ajay Patnaik AU - Patnaik, Ajay TI - Central Asia: Geopolitics, Security and Stability SN - 9781315636894 U1 - 355.03301 PY - 2016/// CY - London PB - Taylor & Francis KW - Security N2 - Throughout history, Central Asia has formed an important strategic link between the East and the West and been described as the great pivot in the early-twentieth century. This book looks at the relations between the Central Asian states and major external powers. It shows how these nations have kept the fragile geopolitics of the region free of ER -