Europe and the reshaped global order / Policy Brief
The 2010 OSCE Kazakhstan Chairmanship: Carrot Devoured, Results Missing
18/04/2011 By Vladimir D. Shkolnikov
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This brief looks at Kazakhstan’s chairmanship through the prism of the EU’s relations with Central Asian states and examines what lessons the EU can draw from the Kazakhstan chairmanship. The OSCE Chairmanship and the agreement to hold the 2010 OSCE Summit in Astana, despite it not having a Summit-like agenda were significant ‘carrots’ given to Kazakhstan. Did these carrots bring any results, and is there any reason to offer more such carrots to Kazakhstan or to other Central Asian states?
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Central Asia and Russia European Union Kazakhstan OSCEBio author: Vladimir D. Shkolnikov
