It was assumed that the post 9/11 era would herald a transformation in Central
Asian security structures where existing multilateral arrangements with Russia
and China would be bypassed in favour of bilateral arrangements with the United
States. This would entail a change in the positions of Russia and China as
significant partners in multilateral arrangements within the region.
The book examines Russian and Chinese interactions over the Central Asian region
and the effect of the US presence on this interaction. It begins with an
examination of Russian and Chinese positions in Central Asia and then goes on to
examine Russo-Sino-US interaction. As an extension of this