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Afghanistan's Political Future and its Role in Eurasian Cooperation
India Quarterly. 2019. Vol. Vol. 75. No. Issue 1. P. 15–28.
Safranchuk I.
While it is widely admitted that Afghanistan can contribute to connectivity in Eurasia, one may not also deny that Afghanistan’s regional role is dependent on regional conditions. This article takes Afghanistan’s security and geostrategic trends in Eurasia as the two major variables, defining conditions for Afghanistan’s regional role. They are reviewed and then synthesized as dependent and independent variable to form taxonomy of possible regional roles for Afghanistan.
Priority areas:
humanitarian
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English
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