03909nam a22005895i 4500 978-981-97-2409-3 DE-He213 20251030112311.0 cr nn 008mamaa 240613s2024 si | s |||| 0|eng d 9789819724093 978-981-97-2409-3 10.1007/978-981-97-2409-3 doi JZ2-6530 JPS bicssc POL011000 bisacsh JPS thema The Uncertain Future of Afghanistan [electronic resource] : Terrorism, Reconstruction, and Great-Power Rivalry / edited by Nian Peng, Khalid Rahman. 1st ed. 2024. Singapore : Springer Nature Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2024. IX, 204 p. 6 illus., 3 illus. in color. online resource. text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda Indo-Pacific Focus, 2731-8877 Introduction -- Afghan Peace Negotiations: Over the years -- Taliban Retaking of Afghanistan -- The Challenges Ahead -- Afghanistan under the Taliban Rule -- Security Threats and Regional Response -- US Post 9/11 Objectives and Policy in Afghanistan -- A Tale of Persistent Failures. This book aims to analyze the rise of Taliban, terrorism/anti-terrorism, national reconciliation in Afghanistan, as well as the dynamics of great power rivalry in the country in the past decade and the great powers and neighboring countries’ policies towards the new regime in Afghanistan. Since Taliban returned to power in Afghanistan by overthrowing the democratic government (also perceived as a puppet regime protected by the United States) in September 2021, this mountain country has raised serious concerns over its uncertain future from the world. The volume is contributed by scholars from universities and think tanks of China, US, UK, South Asia. It is divided into 16 chapters, in which the first chapter briefly introduces the aims and scope of this book. The following 5 chapters look into the domestic politics in Afghanistan which mainly includes the rise of Taliban, terrorism/anti-terrorism, national reconciliation, and the regional implications and security threats from the Taliban regime in Afghanistan. The next 3 chapters examine China’s foreign policy towards Afghanistan, BRI in Afghanistan and China-Pakistan cooperation in Afghanistan. The final 7 chapters explore the US, EU, Russia, India, Pakistan, Iran and Japan’s engagement with Afghanistan. International relations. 58103 Asia Politics and government. 69658 Terrorism. 60374 Political violence. 69776 Security, International. 58210 International Relations. 58103 Asian Politics. 69661 Terrorism and Political Violence. 69778 International Security Studies. 69560 Peng, Nian. editor. (orcid)0000-0001-6641-0430 https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6641-0430 edt http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt 75330 Rahman, Khalid. editor. edt http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt 78670 SpringerLink (Online service) Springer Nature eBook Printed edition: 9789819724086 Printed edition: 9789819724109 Printed edition: 9789819724116 Indo-Pacific Focus, 2731-8877 75332 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-97-2409-3 ZDB-2-POS ZDB-2-SXPI 60718 60718