This issue contains articles on elections in Uzbekistan; the roles of Great Powers in Afghanistan and Central Asia; the history of the Fedayeen during the Second World War; the city of Shihezi in Xinjiang; Caspian energy security; Iran's petroleum legal framework; and lessons for Europe from the 2009 Russia-Ukraine Gas crisis.
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Editor’s Note
Sébastien Peyrouse
:::::: Commentaries ::::::
On Initiative Groups and Presidential Elections: Shifting State-Society Relations in Uzbekistan
Daniel Stevens
The Afghan Issue in the Politics of Eurasian Great Powers: Russia, China, India and Iran
Alexander Knyazev
Reassessing a “New Great Game” between India and China in Central Asia
Jen-kun Fu
:::::: Analytical Articles ::::::
The Fedayeen of the Reich: Muslims, Islam and Collaborationism During World War II
Bruno De Cordier
From a Junken City to a Showcase City: The Formation and Development of the City of Shihezi in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region in China
Yuhui Li
Sustaining the Dragon, Dodging the Eagle and Barring the Bear? Assessing the Role and Importance of Central Asia in Chinese National Strategy
James Bosbotinis
Energy Security Strategy Towards the Caspian Sea Region
Elaheh Koolaee and Masoud Imani-Kalesar
Great Power Politics: India’s Absence from Ideological Energy Diplomacy in Central Asia
Simon Shen
The Petroleum Legal Framework of Iran: History, Trends and the Way Ahead
Nima Nasrollahi Shahri
Re-thinking Europe’s Gas Supplies After the 2009 Russia-Ukraine Crisis
Anna Aseeva
