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U.S. Military Aid to Central Asia 1999-2009: Security Priorities Trump Human Rights and Diplomacy

Occasional Paper Series, No. 1

Date:
October 2010
Source:
Open Society Foundations
Author:
Lora Lumpe

Commissioned by the Open Society Foundations Central Eurasia Project, "U.S. Military Aid to Central Asia, 1999-2009: Security Priorities Trump Human Rights and Diplomacy" analyzes U.S. military and police aid to Central Asian countries pre- and post-9/11.

The research shows that the Pentagon established many new military and assistance programs, and that such programs contain six times the funds that are earmarked for the promotion of rule of law, democratic governance, and respect for human rights. The paper's findings suggest that the U.S. military has acquired an oversized impact on U.S. foreign policy toward Central Asia.

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