Books by Matthew Crosston

Originally published in 2004. The study challenges some long-accepted conclusions about democratization and the devolution of power, advancing into new international arenas Riker and Dahl's relatively-ignored theoretical concerns that decentralized federations are ineffective and disintegrative while centralized federations are consolidating.

Is the United States, in its fight against terror and pursuit of the present Osama Bin Laden, recklessly creating conditions in Central Asia to produce the next Osama? This book studies this controversial argument in a political analysis of US foreign policy on Central Asia. It examines the role US foreign policy plays in fomenting extremism.