Swords and
Ploughshares

The bulletin of the Program in Arms Control,
Disarmament, and International Security

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Volume X / 1996-97



The Three Asias: Are They a New Region?

S. Neil MacFarlane



Conceptualizing the Three Asias
Rajesh M. Basrur




Political Economy and the Three Asias
Marvin G. Weinbaum



Domestic Politics, External Linkages and Security
H. Askari Rizvi



Russia and Central Asia under Yeltsin
Robert O. Freedman



Kyrgyz-Uzbek Ethnic Relations in Osh
Russel G. Zanca



Forces of Attraction and Repulsion in Central Asia
Alexei Vassiliev







This publication is supported in part by a grant from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation and is produced by the Program in Arms Control, Disarmament, and International Security at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The original design was created by the Office of the Associate Chancellor for Public Affairs/Office of Publications.

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Editor: Stephen P. Cohen
Associate Editor: Merrily Shaw
Copy Editor: Sheila A. Ryan
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