期刊名称：International Institute for Asian Studies Annual Report
出版年度：2005
期号：38
出版社：International Institute for Asian Studies
摘要：The end of the Cold War and currentglobalization have opened the doorsto the region for various internationalactors: the USA, international monetaryorganizations, strategic alliances, TNCs,NGOs, regional blocks, as well as crim-inal groups and ethno-religious move-ments. The illicit production and tradeof drugs add to the complexity of secu-rity problems in the region. As a directneighbour to the turbulent Middle East,it is a potential playground for extrem-ist movements - marginalized sectionsof the population serve for recruitmentby radical Islamic groups and terroristorganizations
