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This volume presents discussions of current political and economic challenges in the Central Asian republics of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan from the relative perspectives of American, Chinese, and Russian interests. The American, Rumer (Institute for National Strategic Studies, National Defense U., US), approaches the topic through the lenses of the ongoing US war in neighboring Afghanistan, US rhetorical commitment to democracy, and competition and cooperation with Russia and China. Providing the Russian view, Trenin (deputy director, Carnegie Moscow Center, Russia) focuses on Central Asia as Russia's "near-near abroad," connections between Central Asia's Muslims and Russian Muslim populations, the drug trade into Russia that flows through Central Asia, and Russian ambivalence to the growing US presence. Zhao (director, Center of Russian and Central Asian Studies and Center of Shanghai Cooperation Organization Studied, Fudan U., China), the Chinese contributor, in particular discusses Chinese energy policy in Central Asia and Uighur nationalism in the border regions. Annotation c2007 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)