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Jos Boonstra

Senior Researcher and Head of EUCAM programme

Jos Boonstra is a senior researcher at FRIDE. Based in Brussels, he is also head of the Europe-Central Asia Monitoring (EUCAM) programme, an initiative by FRIDE in cooperation with the Karelian Institute in Finland and CEPS in Brussels. Before joining the organisation, he was programme manager at the Centre for European Security Studies (CESS), Groningen, The Netherlands.

Jos has an MA in International Relations and an MA in History from the University of Groningen. His research focuses on Eurasian and transatlantic security issues (foremost EU, NATO and OSCE policies) as well as democratisation in Eastern Europe, the South Caucasus and Central Asia. His recent publications include ‘Challenging the South Caucasus security deficit’ (FRIDE, April 2011), ‘NATO's new Strategic Concept’ (FRIDE, June 2010) and Into EurAsia: Monitoring the EU's Central Asia Strategy (with M. Emerson; EUCAM, February 2010).

Geo tags

Central Asia and Russia South Caucasus Turkey Western Balkans

Expert in

Civil Military Relations Civil society CSDP Democracy promotion Eastern Partnership (EaP) EU European Neighbourhood Policy International organisations NATO OSCE Partnership for Peace Security Security Sector Reform

Spoken languages

Dutch, English, German, Spanish

Written languages

Dutch, English

Expert publications

• 31/08/2011 - Moldova: an EU success story?

• 19/05/2011 - Is the EU-Central Asia Strategy running out of steam?

• 05/04/2011 - Challenging the South Caucasus security deficit

• 24/01/2011 - The EU's Interests in Central Asia: Integrating Energy, Security and Values into Coherent Policy

• 04/10/2010 - The EU-Turkmenistan energy relationship: difficulty or opportunity?

• 14/06/2010 - Georgia

• 08/06/2010 - NATO's new Strategic Concept

• 17/05/2010 - The EU' s Eastern Partnership: One year backwards

• 24/02/2010 - Into EurAsia: Monitoring the EU's Central Asia Strategy

• 28/01/2010 - EU Assistance to Central Asia: Back to the Drawing Board?

• 23/11/2009 - The EU, Central Asia and Security Sector Reform

• 16/04/2009 - Moldova: The next generation revolution?

• 01/04/2009 - NATO turns 60: how can it stay healthy?

• 19/12/2008 - Defending human rights and promoting democracy

• 19/12/2008 - Is the European Union supporting democracy in its neighbourhood?

• 22/10/2008 - Russia and Central Asia: from disinterest to eager leadership

• 14/10/2008 - The EU Strategy for Central Asia: year one

• 12/09/2008 - The politics of energy

• 22/08/2008 - Georgia and Russia: a short war with a long aftermath

• 11/08/2008 - Georgia and Russia at war

• 02/07/2008 - How serious is the EU about supporting democracy and human rights in its neighbourhood?

• 29/05/2008 - How serious is the EU about supporting democracy and human rights in Azerbaijan?

• 13/03/2008 - NATO: what to expect from the Bucharest Summit

• 20/02/2008 - Kosovo: the road ahead

• 30/10/2007 - OSCE democracy promotion: grinding to a halt?

• 01/05/2007 - NATO's Role in Democratic Reform

• 01/02/2007 - Moldova, Transnistria and European Democracy Policies

• 10/01/2007 - New Governments, New Directions in European Foreign Policies?

• 01/11/2006 - Constitutional referendum in Serbia: democratic reform and Euro-Atlantic integration on hold?

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