Reviewed by Izzet Ahmet BOZBEY

Central Asia’s Second Chance is a book written by Martha Brill Olcott to give people who are interested in Central Asian political life since independence some useful information and in-depth analysis, especially in regards to the patterns that came to dominate the political realm since September 11th 2001. The book provides readers with easy-to-understand information on political and economic life in...

Reviewed by Melda Kutan

The book, titled Vladimir Putin and Central Asia: The Shaping of Russian Foreign Policy is written by Lena Jonson, a Swedish expert on Russia and Central Asian politics, mounts on a formidable task of analyzing of one of the most puzzling powers of our modern world and its transformation under the leadership of Vladimir Putin, one of the most interesting power...

Reviewed by Gokce Arslan

Jean Charles Brisard is a French counterterrorism expert and author of many publications including Bin Laden: The Forbidden Truth. He had been appointed as the head of the international investigation on behalf of the families victimized by the September 11 events. Currently he is the director of JBC Consulting International that provides business and strategic intelligence. Damien Martinez is an expert...

Reviewed by Muharrem Eksi

The book titled Central Asia and the Caucasus: Transnationalism and Diaspora mainly focuses upon the transnationalism and diaspora in the Post-Soviet Central Asia and the Caucasus in terms of historical perspective. The book also sheds light upon the role of diaspora in the process of the re-emergence of national identities in the regions of the Central Asia and the Caucasus. It...

Reviewed by Zeynep Sengul

It is easy to estimate that 9/11 attack was painful for all Americans, yet the importance of the fear that the attacks caused is greater than the pain. This book builds on this fear and other reflections which appeared after the attacks He tries to answer the basic questions that are of vital importance. He aims at finding out the nature...