Central Asia: More than Islamic extremists

Cornell, Svante; Spector, Regine A.

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“…Widespread corruption allows narcotics trafficking to flourish. In many cases the local elite tax narcotics production and transit and are therefore not likely to help curb drug production in the region unless there are greater international incentives (Cornell and Specter 2001;Cottrell 2002). Indeed political leaders sometimes use the war on drugs as an opportunity to crack down on political opposition.…”

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Energy, Wealth and Governance in the Caucasus and Central Asia

Auty¹,

Soysa²

2006

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Richard Auty and Indra de Soysa. p. cm-(Central Asia research forum) Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada by Routledge. Includes bibliographical references and index. 1. Caucasus-Economic conditions. 2. Asia, Central-Economic conditions-1991-3. Energy policy-Caucasus. 4. Energy policy-Asia, Central. 5. Caucasus-Politics and government. 6. Asia, Central-Politics and government-1991-I. Title: Energy, wealth and governance in the Caucasus and Central Asia. II. Auty, R. M. (Richard M.) III. De Soysa, Indra. IV. Series: Central Asia research forum series.

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Energy, Wealth and Governance in the Caucasus and Central Asia

Auty¹,

Soysa²

2006

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“…This issue is closely related to both regional governance and economic reform, since the attitudes and policies of Central Asian regimes will likely prove a major factor in stemming or fuelling radicalism. Three elements are central to this endeavour: political development, regional economic development, and limiting the role of foreign actors in bankrolling and sponsoring extremist movements (Cornell and Spector 2002). At the outset, however, it should be mentioned that Central Asia stands out in the Downloaded by [Universidad de Sevilla] at 02:47 12 December 2014…”

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The United States and central Asia: in the Steppes to stay?

Cornell¹

2004

Cambridge Review of International Affairs

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“…By contrast, Cornell and Spector (2002) point to the relevance of Kazakstan's markedly higher standard of living and suggest that differences in urban-rural distribution might help to explain variations among Central Asian states regarding a wide variety of social phenomena. Empirically, they hit the nail on the head: even by 2002 (during the most challenging period of transition from the USSR) most of Kazakhstan's population lived in cities, while two-thirds of the population of Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan lived in the countryside (Cornell and Spector, 2002). Thus, they conclude, it is possible that as a result of higher living standards, incentives for participation in drug trafficking in Kazakhstan were lower.…”

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“…Others were more focused on the drug trade, which, thanks to corruption, became the main source of income for terrorist groups (e.g. Jackson, 2005;Cornell and Spector, 2002). However, the relationship between drug-trafficking and drug-related corruption is shown to have been far more complicated than this.…”

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“…Thus, according to Behera, international counternarcotics programmes in Central Asia resembled the political rivalry between the USA and Russia, and the UNODC and NATO were transformed into 'platforms of power projection' (Behera, 2013: 248). Cornell and Spector (2002) state that US policy at the time was mostly ad hoc, and lacked a deep understanding of the local problems and the complexity of the Central Asian region in general. As for Russian foreign policy interests, Weitz (2006) suggests that the Russian government was mainly interested in keeping their southern border safe from both Islamic extremism and narcotics.…”

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The Devil is in the Details: Drug-Trafficking and Corruption in Kazakhstan

Turlubekova¹

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The central aim of this thesis was to study drug trafficking, drug related corruption and reactions to it in Kazakhstan. In Kazakhstan, where billions of foreign investment are at stake, active state measures have produced significant changes in the drug markets. Geographic proximity to Russia, as well as the strategic interests of foreign actors in the region, are shown to have affected the way Central Asian governments respond to drug trafficking. Kazakhstan's key geographic position rendered it a bridge that connected regional drug capitals with Russian markets, and some drugs remained in Kazakhstan too. Drugs were mostly trafficked across legitimate trade routes connecting Central Asia and Russia. The structure of drug enterprises is placed under close examination. The empirical evidence is presented that drug trafficking enterprises in Kazakhstan can accurately be described as disorganised structures. Competitive advantage belonged to entrepreneurs who could link themselves with informal networks capable of exploiting the connection between production, transit and consuming countries. Such connections, or relational capital, seemed to be embedded into existing social relationships of actors. The measures taken against corrupt state officials resulted in thousands of criminal trials and imprisonments, and a recalculation by police officials nationwide about the costs and benefits of engaging in corrupt activities. The results were achieved mainly due to intensive enforcement of new legislation against corruption. However, this updated legislation still had a flavour of Sovietstyle attitude towards drugs and could still be considered very strict in terms of international standards.

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Central Asia: More than Islamic extremists

Cited by 18 publications

References 3 publications

Energy, Wealth and Governance in the Caucasus and Central Asia

Energy, Wealth and Governance in the Caucasus and Central Asia

The United States and central Asia: in the Steppes to stay?

The Devil is in the Details: Drug-Trafficking and Corruption in Kazakhstan

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