Publications & Tools

	Preventing Conflict in the "Stans" April 2010 \| Peace Brief by Jonas Claes Several destabilizing dynamics persist throughout eastern Central Asia, such as weak governance, poor social and economic conditions, ethnic tensions and religious militancy. While these differ in kind and scope in each country, some conflict drivers are transnational in scope, such as energy insecurity and environmental degradation. Countries: Kyrgyzstan, Russian Federation, Soviet Union (USSR), Tajikistan, United States, Uzbekistan \| Issue Areas: Economics and Conflict, Religion and Peacemaking, WMD, Nonproliferation, and Arms Control
	Central Asia's New States February 1996 \| Book by Martha Brill Olcott Independence, Foreign Policy, and Regional Security Countries: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan \| Issue Areas: Security Sector Reform/Governance