Alignments and realignments in central Asia: The rationale and implications of Uzbekistan's rapprochement with Russia

International Political Science Review

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2007, Pages

  Fumagalli, Matteo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Alignment; Alliances; Realignment; Russia; Uzbekistan

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547373910     PISSN: 01925121     EISSN: 1460373X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0192512107077098     Document Type: Article

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