Afghanistan's Political Future and Its Role in Eurasian Cooperation. (March 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Safranchuk, Ivan
• Other Names: Joshi Nirmala guest-editor.
• Is Part Of: India quarterly. Volume 75:Number 1(2019:Mar.)
• Page Start: 15
• Page End: 28
• Publication Date: 2019-03
• Subjects: Afghanistan -- Eurasia -- security -- geostrategy; World politics -- 20th century -- Periodicals; India -- Foreign relations -- Periodicals; 052
• DOI: 10.1177/0974928418821467
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0974-9284

Abstract

While it is widely admitted that Afghanistan can contribute to connectivity in Eurasia, one may not also deny that Afghanistan's regional role is dependent on regional conditions. This article takes Afghanistan's security and geostrategic trends in Eurasia as the two major variables, defining conditions for Afghanistan's regional role. They are reviewed and then synthesised as dependent and independent variables to form taxonomy of possible regional roles for Afghanistan.