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...
Research & Publications
Central Asia 2030…
Novels, academic literature and cinema all tend to take a bleak view in forecasting the future. Futuristic novels from the...
Security Sector Reform in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan: what role for Europe?
The security sectors of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan are to different extents corrupt, lack democratic control and can even be...
Реформа сектора безопасности в Казахстане, Кыргызстане и Таджикистане: какую роль может играть Европa?
Секторы безопасности Казахстана, Кыргызстана и Таджикистана в разной степени коррумпированы, испытывают дефицит механизмов демократического контроля и даже могут представлять угрозу...
European National Policies Series – Sweden and Central Asia
Sweden is a small, neutral country. Its foreign policy is based on working with, and through, international institutions, especially the...
European National Policies Series – Greece and Central Asia
Central Asia is not a foreign policy priority for Greece. In Athens, the region is perceived as being very distant,...
European National Policies Series – Belgium-Luxemburg and Central Asia
Belgium and Luxembourg still think of Central Asia as a largely unknown and distant region, which is only marginally important...
European National Policies Series – Romania and Central Asia
Central Asia is increasingly important to Romania. Over the past few years, Bucharest has taken significant steps to strengthen its...
European National Policies Series – The Baltic sates and Central Asia
After a long period of minimal contact given their different political and economic choices after the collapse of the Soviet...
The EU Education Initiative for Central Asia five years on: lessons learnt?
Over the past 20 years, developments in Central Asia’s education system have been mixed. The private education sector has been...
Образовательная инициатива ЕС для Центральной Азии: уроки извлечены?
В течение последних 20 лет изменения в образовательной системе Центральной Азии носили неоднозначный характер. Сектор частного образования, в особенности в...
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....