TY - BOOK TI - The impact of the 2014 ISAF forces’ withdrawal from Afghanistan on the Central Asian region SN - 9789282352953 AV - Pamphlet UA853. A3. PY - 2014/// CY - [Belgium] : PB - [Directorate-General for External Policies of The Union], KW - National security KW - Afghanistan KW - Peace-building KW - International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) KW - Evaluation. KW - Afghanistan KW - Foreign relations KW - Central Asia KW - Politics and government KW - 2001- KW - Asia, Central N1 - Cover title; “January 2014”; Includes bibliographical references; Contents: Executive summary—1. Purpose and scope of the study—2. Assessing security and stability—3. Central Asia and Afghanistan—4. The broader regional environment—5. Recommendations to the EU—6. Conclusion N2 - Summary: “As the 2014 NATO drawdown from Afghanistan approaches, the international community increasingly looks towards the impact that a stable or unstable Afghanistan might have on the broader region, including Central Asia. Emphasis is often placed on the threat of radical Islamic and Afghan extremists that could destabilise Central Asia. More realistically though, the risk of spillover stems from a potential collapse of the Afghan security forces, refugee flows of instability in Tajikistan…”(page 1) ER -