The New Central Asia In Search of Stability

I. INTRODUCTION

A. The Context for Trilateral Engagement

B. Challenges for Trilateral Countries

II. THE UNITED STATES AND THE CASPIAN BASIN--by Sherman W. Garnett

A. The Building Blocks of U.S. Policy

B. Challenges to U.S. Policy

C. The Way Ahead

III. JAPAN AND THE NEW CENTRAL ASIA--by Koji Watanabe

A. Introduction

B. Overview

C. Current Political Objectives and Concerns

D. Current Economic Interests and Involvement

IV. EUROPE IN THE NEW CENTRAL ASIA--by Alexander Rahr

A. Europe's Presence, Europe's Concerns

B. Developing Europe's Political Strategy: Giving Substance to the Common Foreign and Security Policy

C. A "Stability Plan" for the Region?

V. CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

A. Elements of a Common Approach

B. Addressing Internal Sources of Instability

C. Heading Off Regional Rivalries

D. A Long-Term Energy Strategy

E. Conclusion