چکیده:
The disappearance of bipolar system following the disintegration of the Soviet Union, has also
changed many strategic concepts. Central Asia, as a part of the Soviet empire, has become an
arena for regional and global challenges after these transformations. The region, already faced
with various political, economic, social and cultural problems, soon became a location for the
activities of Islamic fundamentalists, which in turn intensified regional crisis. Different sociopolitical
problems made the ground for these activities.
The basic question of this paper is: What is the role of NATO enlargement and its effects on
security provision in Central Asia? This paper tries to answer that, “what role can NATO play
in Central Asia in order to provide security in this region specially after September 11th and the
following events”. Based on current security issues in Central Asia, America has seriously
emphasized on socio-economic reforms under the” Greater Middle East” framework. Central
Asian leaders are obliged to control political, social and economic crisis to prevent terrorist acts
and reduce public dissatisfaction. Political transformations following the Soviet Union collapse
have clearly revealed that the roots of threat and instability in Central Asia are essentially
internal. Sooner or later, leaders of these states have to resolve these threats, based on a clear
understanding of regional sociopolitical realities.
خلاصه ماشینی:
J. Humanities (2005) Vol. 12 (3): (65-83) NATO and Security of Central Asia Elaheh Koolaee 1 Abstract The disappearance of bipolar system following the disintegration of the Soviet Union, has also changed many strategic concepts.
This paper tries to answer that, "what role can NATO play in Central Asia in order to provide security in this region specially after September 11th and the following events".
2 Key words: NATO, Central Asia, Russia, America, Islamic Fundamentalism, Caspian Sea, Europe, Soviet Union, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan Associate Professor, Faculty of Law and Political Science, University of Tehran, Enghelab Ave. Tehran .
and tries to answer the that "what role can NATO play in Central Asia in order to provide security in this region specially after September n" and the following events".
Leaders of Poland, Hungary and the Czech Republic, who had the bitter experience of the Red Army presence, and were worried about the restoration of dominance-seeking behaviors m Russia after the destruction of the Soviet Union pleaded for a new security arrangements with NATO expansion toward the East.
67 NATO and Security of Central Asia former Soviet Union states, and also tries hard to create conflicts between Russia and other Asian countries.
htm and specifically the civil war expenence m Tajikistan caused political openness and civil institutions development to be extremely difficult, although it initially seemed that Central Asian countries will move in this direction after the Soviet Union destruction.