What is the Future of US in Central Asia After Afghanistan?

Some observers of Central Asia are speculating on what the United States commitment to the region will be once the Afghan war concludes (or at least when ISAF departs in 2014). There is concern that the U.S. will leave a gap by forgetting about Central Asia. The U.S. State Department has been promoting its future involvement through the New Silk Road Strategy (NSRS). Some academics and others have been wondering what this really means. Read on article on the topic in "The US in Central Asia: Beyond Afghanistan?", By Dr Stephen Blank, ISN.ethz.ch, March 8, 2013.