List of Tables . . ix List of Figures . . xi List of Abbreviations . . xv A Note on Conventions . . xvii Preface . . xix Introduction . . xxiii 1 The Challenge of a New World Emerging . . 1 2 Where Geography Still Matters . . 15 3 Six Critical Junctures and Eurasia's Transformation . . 47 4 Comparative Energy Producer Profiles . . 100 5 The Comparative Political Economy of Eurasian Petrostates . . 114 6 Energy-Insecure Asian Capitalist Consumers . . 151 7 Emerging Ententes Amid Complex Continentalism . . 199 8 Strategic Implications . . 247 9 Prospects and Policy Implications . . 274 Appendix A: Profiles of Eurasian Growth . . 299 Appendix B: Eurasian Condnentalist Organizations . . 303 Notes . . 305 Bibliography . . 353 Index . . 367