Between praise and persecution: Civil society in Kyrgyzstan
Introduction Kyrgyzstan’s civil society has been renowned in Central Asia and beyond for its influence and activism. But with the sudden...
2018
A new EU-Central Asia Strategy: Deepening relationships and generating long-lasting impact
Introduction Over the past decade, the European Union (EU) has become an active actor in Central Asia. It has expanded...
Former and current fellows meet in Brussels
In mid-November Anastasiya Ten and Sabrinisso Valdosh travelled to Brussels with EUCAM coordinator Jos Boonstra for several meetings organised by...
Become an EUCAM Fellow: Call for Applications
The Europe Central Asia Monitoring (EUCAM) initiative of the Centre for European Security Studies (CESS) is open to applications for...
Fellows’ impressions of The Hague meetings
On 10 and 11 October, the EUCAM fellows visited various institutions in The Hague discussing their research and Central Asia...
Uzbekistan opening up
Optimism and doubt… Uzbekistan has begun to take steps towards openness and economic and political reform. Since the death of...
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...
North, West, home best. Tajik labour migration and EU development cooperation
Migration is an integral part of Tajikistan’s society, economy, and politics. It is estimated that one million Tajik nationals entered...
Key Kazakh interests in working with Europe
During the past decade, a significant boost was given to cooperation between Kazakhstan and the European Union (EU). In 2015,...
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...
The EU debating week in Brussels
Another packed week for EUCAM fellows. They had meetings at the European Commission – DEVCO, the Eastern Partnership Civil Society...
Training in media and security
On 4 June 2018, CESS staff together with our EUCAM fellows, took part in the ‘Media and Security’ workshop provided...