South Korea’s Engagement in Central Asia from the End of the Cold War to the “New Asia Initiative”
Introduction
Central Asia’s Rising Strategic and Economic Importance in the Late Twentieth and Early Twenty-First Centuries
Korean-Central Asian Relations in the Post-Soviet Period
The Making of Soviet Koreans: Russian, Central Asian, and Korean Relations before and during the Soviet Period
Seoul’s Quest for Energy Assets
South Korea’s Global Posture and Lee Myung-bak’s “New Asia Initiative”
Central Asia Calling
Conclusion
Central Asia’s Rising Strategic and Economic Importance in the Late Twentieth and Early Twenty-First Centuries
Korean-Central Asian Relations in the Post-Soviet Period
The Making of Soviet Koreans: Russian, Central Asian, and Korean Relations before and during the Soviet Period
Seoul’s Quest for Energy Assets
South Korea’s Global Posture and Lee Myung-bak’s “New Asia Initiative”
Central Asia Calling
Conclusion