TY - BOOK AU - COPLEY Gregory R. TI - Ahead: the strategic gambling of the blind PY - 2021/// KW - CHINA KW - CENTRAL ASIA KW - EURASIAN KW - RUSSIA KW - USA KW - INDIA KW - ECONOMICS KW - US FOREIGN POLICY KW - WORLD WAR II KW - POLITICAL POWER KW - COVID-19 KW - AFGHANISTAN N2 - Since the withdrawal of the US from Central Asia in August 2021, there has been structural transformation of the political powers. Events and circumstances have had to be managed in order to suit the political situation in the US. The media is shaped in a way to rationalize US's decision politically whether true or false. Meanwhile, other great powers too are making the most of these changes. The PRC fights for survival, Russia surges and India sees its great opportunity for economic prowess in the Central Asia ER -