%0 Journal Article %T Introduction %A Erica Marat %J Journal of Power Institutions in Post-Soviet Societies %D 2011 %I Centre d'Etudes et de Recherche sur les Soci¨¦t¨¦s et les Institutions Post-Sovi¨¦tiques %X Two decades after the Soviet regime's collapse, military and security institutions of Central Asia play an ever more important role in supporting national regimes and addressing national and regional challenges. After becoming independent in 1991, the leaders of Central Asian countries increased their reliance on the military in address addressing security challenges. Too often, however, decisions over military institutions are concentrated in the hands of individual leaders that like to see ... %U http://pipss.revues.org/3809