Adam Saud
Dr Adam Saud is Associate Professor of International Relations at the Humanities and Social Sciences Department, Bahria University, Islamabad.
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Keywords: Central Asia, major powers, regional states, diverse interests, divergence, New Great Game, Russia, China, US, Afghan, world orders, Islamic order, Political Islam
Abstract
Central Asia is a region of immense importance for all major powers, as well as regional states, for their diverse interests. There is more of a divergence of interest than convergence, as far as major powers are concerned. The situation is so complex that this involvement and divergence of interest has been given the name of the ‘New Great Game’. Despite having divergent interests, Russia, China, the US, and the Central Asian Republics want to counter Political Islam in the region. All of them are also concerned with the Afghan situation, which is considered the spring of Political Islam in the region. This paper attempts to explore the convergence of interest of major powers, better known as the ‘world orders’ against the Islamic Order. The research tries to address the following questions: What are the world orders? Which world orders are involved in Central Asia? Why has Political Islam emerged in Central Asia? What are the kinds of Political Islam in Central Asia? And why the world orders’ interests converge against Political Islam in this region?
First Published
June 25, 2017
How to Cite
Adam Saud, “The ‘World Orders’ in Central Asia: United Against Political Islam?,”Regional Studies 35, no.3 (Summer 2017): 37-57, https://regionalstudies.com.pk/wp/article/the-world-orders-in-central-asia-united-against-political-islam/
Issue
Volume 35, Issue 3