Human Security in Central Asia: can the EU help out?
Introduction Among the many challenges facing the Central Asian states, security is one of the most pressing concerns. Yet the...
Society
Security and Development – key in new EUCAM programme
Security and development key in new EUCAM programme It is a pleasure to introduce a new EUCAM Watch as part...
Harvesting the ‘White Gold’
Check your sweater How do you know that your sweater has not been made of cotton harvested by Uzbek children...
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...
Kyrgyzstan: Balancing on the Verge of Stability
Introduction In Kyrgyzstan the risk of instability remains. The country practices genuine elections and power-sharing, is open to international engagement,...
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...
International report on Kyrgyz June violence released
After months of delays, leaks and rumours, the Kyrgyzstan Inquiry Commission (KIC) has finally published on 3 May its report...
Kazakhstan’s voting enthusiasm
The Kazakhstani political landscape will not be shaken by similar tremors to those that have rocked North Africa and the...
Strategic Water Resources in Central Asia: in search of a new international legal order
Introduction The allocation and use of the water resources of Central Asia is one of the most difficult issues to...
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...
The EU-Central Asia Education Initiative
The European Education Initiative was launched as part of the EU-Central Asia Strategy in 2007. By 2009, the initiative had...