Daniel N. Nelson and Ustina Markus offer the first in an annual report on the security-related actions, events and trends in the Baltic states, the Balkans, Central Europe, and Central Asia. Contributors include officials from the U.S. Army War College, the Rand Corporation, the National Defense University, Radio Free Europe, and the Carnegie Endowment.

Daniel N. Nelson and Ustina Markus offer the first in an annual report on the security-related actions, events and trends in the Baltic states, the Balkans, Central Europe, and Central Asia. Contributors include officials from the U.S. Army War College, the Rand Corporation, the National Defense University, Radio Free Europe, and the Carnegie Endowment.

Offering a regular and accessible source of longitudinal information that emphasizes the previous year's developments, Brassey's Eurasian Security Yearbook details trends in security policies and shifts in personnel responsibilities and strategic emphases. An "analytical annual," it describes not only what happened in specific countries but also considers competing or alternative reasons why the events occurred.

The contributors to the year 2002 edition include regional security experts from the U.S. Army War College, the Rand Corporation, National Defense University, the...

Offering a regular and accessible source of longitudinal information that emphasizes the previous year's developments, Brassey's Eurasian Security Yearbook details trends in security policies and shifts in personnel responsibilities and strategic emphases. An "analytical annual," it describes not only what happened in specific countries but also considers competing or alternative reasons why the events occurred.

The contributors to the year 2002 edition include regional security experts from the U.S. Army War College, the Rand Corporation, National Defense University, the...

Offering a regular and accessible source of longitudinal information that emphasizes the previous year's developments, Brassey's Central and East European Security Yearbook details trends in security policies and shifts in personnel responsibilities and strategic emphases. An "analytical annual," it describes not only what happened in specific countries but also considers competing or alternative reasons why the events occurred.

Offering a regular and accessible source of longitudinal information that emphasizes the previous year's developments, Brassey's Central and East European Security Yearbook details trends in security policies and shifts in personnel responsibilities and strategic emphases. An "analytical annual," it describes not only what happened in specific countries but also considers competing or alternative reasons why the events occurred.

Kazakhstan is in some ways a very old nation dating back to the Kazakh Khanate of 1458, but it dramatically transformed within the Russian Empire and even more so during the period when it was part of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. Since 1991 it has been independent and has had to forge its own policy in all fields. Kazakhstan is in an enviable position in terms of exportable natural resources, but at the same time it is faced with many domestic problems, such as an inadequate infrastructure. Along with solving a multitude of social problems, Kazakhstan has had to simultaneously...

Oil and Gas explores the business and politics of this complex industry from a regional perspective. This book combines theory, practice and a range of international case studies to provide a comprehensive overview of energy management.