Jihad in Central Asia

The book discussed the issues regarding the prospect of nuclear terrorism in Central Asia and possibly in Russia and the risk of a complete nuclear device falling into the hands of terrorists.

The four Central Asian States (Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Kazakhstan, and Uzbekistan) security agencies and government have adopted several law and order measures to effectively fight against radicalization, but some states failed to intercept the infiltration of the ISIS militants from Afghanistan into the region. The power structures, social institutions and local authorities of the Central Asian states are unable to work with radical Islamic groups.The prospect of nuclear terrorism in Central Asia and possibly in Russia, is crystal clear. The risk of a complete nuclear device falling into the hands of terrorists will cause consternation in the region. Nuclear terrorism remains a constant threat to global peace. Access of terrorist organizations to nuclear material is a bigger threat to civilian population.These are some of the issues discussed in the book. The issues are based on well researched papers by eminent authors on the subject.

IntroductionChapter 1 The Region that isn’t: China, Russia and the Failure of Regional Integration in Central Asia by Sebastian Krapohl and Alexandra Vasileva-DienesChapter 2 Jihadists from Ex-Soviet Central Asia: Where Are They? Why Did They Radicalize? What Next? by Edward Lemon Vera Mironova William TobeyChapter 3 The Return of Foreign Fighters to Central Asia: Implications for U.S. Counterterrorism Policy by Thomas F. Lynch III, Michael Bouffard, Kelsey King, and Graham VickowskiChapter 4 Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan a Strategy of Survival in Afghanistan-Pakistan Region Re-shift of Focus to Central Asia by Sayed Mujtaba HashimyChapter 5 Central Asian Jihadists in the Front Line by Ely KarmonChapter 6 Talebs in Tajikistan: The ‘Terrorist Spill-Over’ Hype by Thomas RuttigChapter 7 Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan by Nodirbek SolievChapter 8 Understanding the Factors Contributing to Radicalisation among Central Asian Labour Migrants in Russia by Mohammed S Elshimi with Raffaello Pantucci, Sarah Lain and Nadine L SalmanChapter 9 Anti-Extremism and Anti-Terrorism in Legislation of Tajikistan: Problems of Application by Valijon Abdukhamitov and Rano AbdullayevaChapter 10 Sunni-Shia Issue in Azerbaijan by Ilia Brondz1, Tahmina AslanovaChapter 11 Chechens in Afghanistan: A Battlefield Myth That Will Not Die by Christian BleuerChapter 12 When we are the violent: the Chechen Islamist Guerrillas Discourse on their own Armed Actions by AdrianTarin SanzChapter 13 The Future of Chechens in ISIS by Anna BorschevskayaChapter 14 Counter-Terrorism Cooperation between China and Central Asian States in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization by Wang Jin and Kong DehangChapter 15 Geopolitics at the World’s Pivote: Exploring Central Asia’s Security Challenges by Jacqueline LopourChapter 16 Theory-Testing Uyghur Terrorism in China by Andrew MumfordChapter 17 Why States Won’t Give Nuclear Weapons to Terrorists by Keir A. Lieber and Daryl G. PressChapter 18 Islamic State and Technology – A Literature Review by Truls Hallberg TønnessenNotes to ChaptersIndex