Claudia Barona

She holds a PhD in Philosophy and Letters (Arabic Philology Section) from the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Spain, specializing in International Mediterranean Studies. She is currently a Professor and a Researcher at the Universidad de las Américas, Puebla in the Department of International Relations and Political Science. She is founder and coordinator, with Dr. Mohamed Badine El Yattioui, of the Permanent Seminar on Islam, ILM based at UDLAP. She is also an associate researcher at the Laboratoire, Societés Nomades et rencontres des cultures (Afrique du Nord et de l'Ouest) at the University of Tours, France and at the International Mediterranean Studies Workshop at the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid.

She is part of research groups within different institutions such as; Research Group F-079 "Postcolonial Studies; Western Sahara-EPSO"; at the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Spain and the CLACSO Latin America Middle East group. She has several publications and documentaries on the Sahara and the Arab World. Her lines of research include the history of North Africa (Maghreb); national identity; history and oral tradition and civil organizations. She has participated in several national and international conferences where her main topic has been the Western Sahara and the movements in Western Sahara and the Sahel.

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Almost thirty years after the fall of the USSR, Central Asia remains one of the most forgotten regions on the planet. However, its relevance is growing due to its energetic and strategic importance since September 11, 2001 and the US attack against the Taliban in Afghanistan a month later. Since then, Americans, Russians and Chinese have wanted to influence the region, which is of great geopolitical importance due to its size, geographical position, natural resources and the role played by various countries within it. As a result, Central Asia has become an area of indisputable importance at both regional and international levels, which is why its study is essential today. Thus, this book analyzes how world powers are trying to define their relationships with the five countries within Central Asia and in so doing, it offers a contemporary geopolitical vision of a region that is important for its geography and resources.