European development cooperation with Central Asia: From abstract to concrete
European development cooperation with Central Asia: From abstract to concreteThe European Union (EU) is a substantial development cooperation partner for...
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EU-Central Asia connectivity: Using all the pieces
EU-Central Asia connectivity: Using all the piecesThe EU has embarked on a geopolitics-inspired connectivity agenda with Central Asia. While energy...
Fellowship focus – EUCAM Watch No 26
Since 2018 twenty-four EUCAM fellows spent three months at the Centre for European Security Studies (CESS) in The Netherlands and...
The European Union and Central Asia: Bridging the Digital Divide
Digital transformation has become a major international development topic. In November 2022, the EU launched a Team Europe Initiative on...
Mission impossible: the Team Europe Initiative on Water, Energy, and Climate in Central Asia
In November 2022, the EU launched a Team Europe Initiative on Water, Energy, and Climate. Central Asia’s environmental problems, amidst...
‘I still trust the Russian media more’
‘I still trust the Russian media more’ Narratives and perception of Russian propaganda in Kyrgyzstan Check out a new EUCAM...
Kazakhstan’s international balancing act moves closer to home
As part of its nation-building process, Kazakhstan has strived to position itself as an international host and peace broker. The...
The unwomanly face of Kazakhstan’s Qantar
Kazakhstan’s Qandy Qantar or ‘Bloody January’, which happened one year ago, was gendered as it was dominated by men. Kazakhstan’s...
Tajik labour migrants looking for greener pastures
Tajik labour migration to Russia is well-known. Less familiar is the still small, though increasing, number of labour migrants going...
EU-Central Asia co-operation: same venue, different tune
As a result of Russia’s war in Ukraine, the focus of Europe-Central Asia relations is likely to change. In weathering these...
Rethinking the EU’s ‘prosperity’ agenda in Central Asia
The EU wants to lay the ground for a more prosperous Central Asia. One potential emerging path for the EU in...
The EU’s ‘resilience’ agenda in Central Asia: too distant, too ambitious
The EU seeks to promote ‘resilience’ in Central Asia. The war in Ukraine should urge the EU to rethink its region-based...