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Dictators Without Borders

Power and Money in Central Asia

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Dictators Without Borders

By: Alexander A. Cooley PhD, John Heathershaw
Narrated by: Jonathan Yen
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About this listen

Weak, corrupt, and politically unstable, the former Soviet republics of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan are dismissed as isolated and irrelevant to the outside world. But are they? This hard-hitting book argues that Central Asia is in reality a globalization leader with more extensive involvement in economics, politics, and security dynamics beyond its borders than any other world region. Yet Central Asia's international activities are mostly hidden from view, with disturbing implications for world security.

Based on years of research and involvement in the region, Alexander Cooley and John Heathershaw reveal how business networks, elite bank accounts, overseas courts, third-party brokers, and Western lawyers connect Central Asia's supposedly isolated leaders with global power centers. The authors also uncover widespread Western participation in money laundering, bribery, foreign lobbying by autocratic governments, and the exploiting of legal loopholes within Central Asia. Riveting and important, this book exposes the global connections of a troubled region that must no longer be ignored.

©2017 Alexander Cooley and John Heathershaw (P)2017 Tantor 21st Century Asia Corruption & Misconduct Freedom & Security International Modern Political Science Politics & Government World Russia Law Imperialism Money Socialism Crime Capitalism Soviet Union National Security Taxation Middle East Self-Determination

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Critic reviews

"Insightful and topical - a comprehensive take on a neglected region." (Edward Lucas, senior editor, The Economist))
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Nothing new.. Just rehashed article of diplomat dot com articles.

Very bad book.... Not worth reading. It's time I wrote my own books.

Nothing new just news article rehashed by a nerd..

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