| ID | 096898 |
| Title Proper | Pyrrhic victory in the tournament of shadows |
| Other Title Information | Central Asia's quest for water security (1991-2009) |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Chan, Samuel |
| Publication | 2010. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | Central Asia's Soviet past continues to haunt the five successor sovereign states with water, a contentious issue. Although fundamental to survival and livelihood, regional cooperation over the precious resource remains a patchwork of short-term stop-loss agreements at best and an exercise in "frameworks without content" at worst. This article seeks to explain why this is so, based on a theoretical position derived from hydro-political discourse. The eclectic explanations include the hydro-hegemonic void created by the removal of Soviet authoritarianism; the securitization of the hydro-political complex in Central Asia; unilateral and bilateral substitutes for multilateral water resource cooperation; and the ineffectiveness of international law - all of which contribute to the impasse over water cooperation. |
| `In' analytical Note | Asian Security Vol. 6, No. 2; 2010: p121-145 |
| Journal Source | Asian Security Vol. 6, No. 2; 2010: p121-145 |
| Key Words | Central Asia ; Water Security ; Soviet ; Hydro-Political Discourse ; International Water Law ; Water Cooperation |