EUCAM essay competition
The European Union’s (EU) engagement policy towards authoritarian and hydrocarbon-rich Turkmenistan has so far yielded little success. It is indeed...
Commentaries
The Kyrgyzstani Presidential Elections: Atambayev’s Challenges
After much anticipation and anxiety about the presidential elections in Kyrgyzstan, there is a feeling of relief that Almazbek Atambaev...
Promises and hurdles in EU-Kazakhstan energy cooperation
Kazakhstan’s Prime Minister, Karim Massimov, once referred to energy cooperation as the ‘core’ of relations between his country and the...
Go Gorno-Badakhshan
The autonomous region of Gorno-Badakhshan (GBAO) in Tajikistan offers one of the world’s most impressive landscapes. The Pamir Mountains with...
Central Asia on New Delhi’s Geostrategic Radar
Central Asia today holds much strategic interest for India as an emerging 21st Century regional and global power. Despite being...
Supporting Civil Society in Central Asia: What Approach for the EU?
In recent years, EU assistance to civil society in third countries, including in Central Asia, has increasingly relied on a...
EU development ministers discuss approach to Central Asia
On 14 July European development ministers met in Sopot, Poland. Among a host of development-related matters Central Asia was on...
The SCO at ten: Time for Europe to engage?
The Shanghai Cooperation Organi-sation (SCO) held its 10th anniversary summit in Kazakhstan’s capital, Astana, on 15 June to celebrate its...
Indirect fall-out from the June 2010 events in Kyrgyzstan: the case of Kara-Suu
The Kyrgyz town of Kara-Suu lies on the border with Uzbekistan, some 25 kilometres from Osh, the city most affected...
Central Asian Islamism in the spotlight
In recent years, terrorist actions have increased in Central Asia, especially in the two weakest states, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan, and...
