TY - BOOK AU - Eugene Rumer AU - Trenin, Dmitri AU - Zhao, Huasheng AU - Menon, Rajan TI - Central Asia Views from Washington, Moscow, and Beijing SN - 9780765619952 U1 - 327.58 PY - 2007/// CY - London PB - Routledge Taylor & Francis KW - Central Asia KW - Diplomatic relations KW - Politics and government N2 - The disintegration of the Soviet Union in 1991 transformed Central Asia's political landscape. This region of five sovereign states of some fifty million people became a major focus of interest and influence for competing poles of power. This work features contributors who offer a four-part analysis of the region's importance in world affairs ER -