Eurasia

Focuses on a new peace agenda grounded in a dialogue among the Eurasia civilizations. This work deals with the problems and prospects of such a dialogue and its consequences for world peace. It also concentrates on globalization and regionalization as the two dominant Eurasian trends, and compares and contrasts regionalist trends.

1. Introduction and Conclusion (M. Tehranian).
Part I. Dialogue of Civilizations for Peace (M. Tehranian).
2. Globalization and World Peace (T.L. Friedman).
3. Globalization and Dialogue Among Civilizations (M.I. Goldman).
4. Globalization and Civilizations (Y.V. Yakovetz).
5. Universalizing Dialogue (M. Taheri).
6. Resisting Global Hegemony (K. Mushakoji).
7. Civilizations and Their Discontents (R. Anderson).
8. Coalition Building for Peace (P. van Tongeren, G. de Graaf Bierbrauwer).
Part II. Security in Eurasia: Old Dilemmas and New Challenges (A.I. Nikitin).
9. Superterrorism - Implications for a New Security Strategy (A. G. Arbatov).
10. Religious Challenges to Global Security (M. Juergensmeyer).
11. Nuclear Dilemmas in the 21st Century (Y. E. Fedorov).
12. The Role of Russia in Global Security (M. D. Intriligator).
13. Confidence Building Measures in Asia (C.J. Goldblat).
14. Western Conflict Management as Militarism and Imperialism (J. Oberg).
Part III. Globalization and Regionalization (M.D. Intriligator).
15. Russian Eurasianism and American Exceptionalism (A. I. Nikitin).
16. New Russian Identity Formation (A. Tsypko).
17. The Caspian Between Conflict and Cooperation (P. Mojtahed-Zadeh).
18. Multiculturalism in Crisis: Liberal Conformity, Asian Values, or Unforced Consensus (J.Saravanamuttu).
19. Relational Identity and Ethnic Conflict Resolution in Inner Asia (D.C. Gladney).
20. Kazakhstan's Security Challenges in a Changing World (R. Abazov).