Uzbekistan opening up
Optimism and doubt… Uzbekistan has begun to take steps towards openness and economic and political reform. Since the death of...
Uzbekistan
Civil society in Uzbekistan: Building from the ground up
Uzbekistan is changing. President Shavkat Mirziyoyev has initiated a series of economic and governance reforms, and the country’s new direction...
Uzbekistan opening? Warming to democratic reform and neighbours
EUCAM together with the European Neighbourhood Council and the Open Society European Policy Institute held a roundtable on Uzbekistan’s democratic...
Towards a new EU Strategy for Central Asia
Tactics or Strategy? Ten years after the inception of the European Union’s (EU) Strategy for Central Asia, in June 2017...
Загнанное в угол гражданское общество Центральной Азии
Введение Власти стран Центральной Азии продолжают оказывать давление на гражданское общество. За последние пять лет репрессии только усилились. Это происходит...
Civil Society Cornered in Central Asia
Introduction Civil society and independent voices in Central Asia are increasingly under pressure from the authorities. Repression has intensified over...
On a positive note…
Opportunities for Central Asia Central Asia receives rather limited attention when compared to other parts of the world, and when...
Mastering a Façade democracy: elections in Uzbekistan
President Islam Karimov of Uzbekistan has been re-elected after scoring 90 per cent of votes at the Uzbek general elections...
Reviewing the EU’s approach to Central Asia
Introduction(1) The European Union’s (EU) Strategy for Central Asia is being reviewed for the fourth time. Over the last eight...
Пересматривая подход ЕС к Центральной Азии
Введение (1) Стратегия Европейского союза в Центральной Азии подвергается четвертой ревизии. За последние восемь лет ЕС довольно успешно внедрял механизмы...
European National Policies Series – Russia and Central Asia
Russia is a unique actor in Central Asia. It is the former colonial power and it continues to shape the...
Discussing human rights with Central Asia is not enough
Universal human rights seem to bypass Central Asia Central Asia is probably the most authoritarian region in the world. According...