Sebastien Peyrouse
Reconsidering EU Education Assistance to Central Asia
Central Asia’s educational systems have been deteriorating for almost three decades. Education is a key EU-driven area of EU-Central Asia cooperation. However, the EU’s focus on promoting large-scale systemic...
How does Central Asia view the EU?
Much has been written about European policies and views regarding Central Asia. But how do Central Asians see the EU? This paper offers insights into how politicians, business leaders,...
The Impact of the 2014 ISAF Forces’ Withdrawal from Afghanistan on the Central Asian...
As the 2014 NATO drawdown from Afghanistan commences, the international community increasingly looks towards the relationship between Afghanistan and Central Asia. This study that was commissioned by the European...
The Afghanistan-Central Asia relationship: What role for the EU?
As the 2014 NATO drawdown from Afghanistan approaches, the EU increasingly focuses on preventing potential spillover effects on Central Asia. The Union wishes to further its cooperation with the...
European National Policies Series – France and Central Asia
France’s presence in Central Asia consists of a network of cultural centres that foster French language and culture, combined with flagship enterprises active in the region, such as Areva,...
Ten tasks for the new EU Special Representative to Central Asia
The EU has a new Special Representative (EUSR) for Central Asia. It was announced on 18 June that Patricia Flor from Germany would on 1 July replace Ambassador Pierre...
Security and development in Central Asia. The EU compared to China and Russia
China and Russia are the most influential external actors in Central Asia, while the EU has substantially increased its activity and presence in the region since 2007. How do...
Human Security in Central Asia: can the EU help out?
Introduction
Among the many challenges facing the Central Asian states, security is one of the most pressing concerns. Yet the way these states discuss the issue is significantly affected by...
Into EurAsia – Monitoring the EU’s Central Asia Strategy
The EUCAM Final Report in paperback offers the first assessment of the ambitious strategy to upgrade the EU's cooperation with the five states of the Central Asia region: Kazakhstan,...
The multiple paradoxes of the agriculture issue in Central Asia
Agriculture constitutes one of the main sectors in the economies of Central Asia: cotton production in Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan, a booming grain sector in Kazakhstan; and a long tradition...