Central Asia Meets the Middle EastDavid Menashri Psychology Press, 1998 - 240 pages The emergence of Muslim republics has been part of a larger transformation experienced by the Middle East in the 1990s. The main purpose of this volume is to examine the impact of the transformation on the Middle East, especially Turkey and Iran. |
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
Afghanistan Ankara Arab Armenia Asia and Azerbaijan Asia's Azeri Baku Black Sea border Bukhara Caucasus Central Asia Central Asian republics century Clawson co-operation conflict countries cultural Demirel economic Elçibey emergence ethnic Ettela'at exports FBIS/SOV FBIS/WEU forces foreign policy former Soviet Union furu geopolitical Georgia Gulf Ibid identity ideology impact important independence interests Iran Iran and Turkey Iran's Iranian influence Islamic Israel issues Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan leaders major Middle East Middle Eastern military Moscow Muslim republics Muslim world Nagorno-Karabakh Nakhichevan nationalist neighbours official Olcott Özal Pakistan pan-Turkism Persian pipeline political potential President radical Rafsanjani regime region religious Republic of Azerbaijan Ro'i role route Russia Samarqand Sept significant social Soviet Muslims Soviet Union strategic summit Tajik Tajikistan Tehran territory tion trade Transcaucasia Turkey Turkey's Turkic Turkish Turkmenistan Turks USSR Uzbekistan West Western World Bank