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...
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New EU Strategy for Central Asia: First reactions
Editorial Enough to do for the EU in Central Asia I always have a ‘to-do list’ at work. And, like...
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...
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...
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...
Into EurAsia – Monitoring the EU’s Central Asia Strategy
The EUCAM Final Report in paperback offers the first assessment of the ambitious strategy to upgrade the EU's cooperation with...
Central Asia: Going nuclear
Recent data show that Kazakhstan is on course to become the world’s largest producer of uranium in 2009.(1) Uranium output...
Destruction of Central Asian Electricity Grid: Causes and Implications
The destruction of the Central Asia-wide electricity grid has not only demonstrated the fragility of energy arrangements in the region...
Water and Energy Disputes of Central Asia: in search of regional solutions?
Regional cooperation and its alternatives as solution paths for the water and energy disputes in Central Asia by Natalia Mirimanova...
The Energy Problematique in EU-Central Asia relations
In discussing the opportunities for importing Central Asian energy opinion and policymakers can be divided in two groups. Those that...
Energy Emergency in Kyrgyzstan: Causes and Consequences
Relations between Central Asia and the post-Soviet countries of Eastern Europe have largely been developed in the shadow of Russia....