Projects
EUCAM
Established in 2008 as a programme seeking to monitor the implementation of the new European approach to Central Asia, EUCAM has grown into a knowledge hub on Europe-Central Asia relations that seeks to deliver innovative research, foster debate and built networks between Europe and Central Asia.
Publications
Democracy in Central Asia: Sowing in unfertile fields?
International support for democracy has had little impact in Central Asia and has become a secondary objective after human rights monitoring and promoting rule of law reform. Is Central Asia a no-go area for democracy promoters or are there any entry points?
Security and development in Central Asia: EU, Russian and Chinese policies compared
China and Russia are the most influential external actors in Central Asia, while the EU has substantially increased its activity and presence in the region since 2007.
EU Human Rights and Democratisation Assistance to Central Asia
Central Asia is a difficult region for the EU to promote its values. What measures could be taken to strengthen current assistance mechanisms?
Human security in Central Asia: can the EU help out?
The European Union is a security actor in Central Asia, although one of modest proportion. This does not dispense with the need for the EU to provide a better security narrative, especially in light of its growing emphasis on human security.
Involving Central Asia in Afghanistan's future - what can Europe do?
The EU argues in its Central Asia policy that it wants to take greater account of Afghanistan. But what does this mean in practice? Can the Central Asian states play a positive role in Afghanistan together with Western actors?
Kyrgyzstan: Balancing on the Verge of Stability
Last year Kyrgyzstan went through a turbulent period of political transition and inter-ethnic violence. How durable is its current stability and what are the expectations for the presidential elections?
The EU's Rule of Law Initiative for Central Asia: From Initiative to More Substance?
All five Central Asian states are weak in terms of rule of law, good governance and democracy. The EU chose to devote specific attention to the rule of law through a regional initiative with Central Asian partners' participation. What is the current state of the initiative and is the EU on track?
Is the EU-Central Asia Strategy running out of steam?
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The 2010 OSCE Kazakhstan Chairmanship: Carrot Devoured, Results Missing
What lessons can be learnt by the EU from the 2010 OSCE Kazakhstan chairmanship? Has the chairmanship furthered relations between the EU and Central Asia, did it result in domestic reform in Kazakhstan and what has been the effect of the chairmanship on the OSCE as an institution?
The EU-Central Asia Human Rights Dialogues: Making a Difference?
Structured human rights dialogues are held with each of the five Central Asian republics. But is improvement in human rights noticeable in the region? This policy brief reviews and evaluates the dialogues to date and provides recommendations on what could be improved with regard to planning and procedures.
The EU's Interests in Central Asia: Integrating Energy, Security and Values into Coherent Policy
The European Union and Central Asia are increasingly becoming neighbours. Through the 2007 EU Strategy for Central Asia, Brussels has been stepping up engagement with the region on many policy areas.
The EU-Turkmenistan energy relationship: difficulty or opportunity?
How can the EU further its policy towards Turkmenistan and reconcile democratic values with energy interests?
Central Asia searches for a new international legal water order
How should the water of the Central Asian rivers be used? This question has resulted in a security threat between upsteam and downstream countries. Is there a solution?
Into EurAsia: Monitoring the EU's Central Asia Strategy
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This report evaluates the way in which the Strategy for Central Asia forms part of the EU’s worldview, and suggests some courses of action for Europe in light of its new foreign policy responsibilities.
Into EurAsia Monitoring the EU's Central Asia Strategy -Summary
This policy brief serves as a summary of the EUCAM report Into EurAsia – Monitoring the EU’s Central Asia Strategy.
The EU-Central Asia Education Initiative
The EU Education Initiative for Central Asia aims to increase cooperation in the field of higher education and vocational education.
EU Assistance to Central Asia: Back to the Drawing Board?
European Union assistance in general and to Central Asia in particular is a complicated, many sided and fairly opaque business. Has the EU got its priorities right and can it make a positive impact in Central Asia through technical assistance?
Tajikistan: Revolutionary situation or a Resilient state?
Is Tajikistan’s stability at risk as a result of economic decline, energy shortages and it’s proximity to Afghanistan? What can the EU do to help this poor and troubled Central Asian state?
Human Rights in Kazakhstan and Tajikistan: How realistic is to expect further results after an EU open debate with civil society?
Kazakhstan's grip on virtual reality
As the world considers how best to regulate the ‘virtual reality’ of online information exchange and communication, Kazakhstan has taken a tough and clearly
disproportionate step to tighten its grip on the internet.
