The European Union's influence in Central Asia : geopolitical challenges and responses / Olga Alinda Spaiser.

This study examines the role of the European Union in Central Asian affairs. The author analyzes the various ways the European Union exerts influence in a region where other global powers have dominant positions and emphasizes the Central Asian states themselves as subjects and actors.

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Bibliographic Details
Online Access: Full Text (via ProQuest)
Main Author: Spaiser, Olga A. (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Lanham : Lexington Books, [2018]
Series:Contemporary Central Asia (Lanham, Md.)
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Table of Contents:
  • The European Union as a global actor : conceptual framework
  • Analyzing the EU as a foreign actor : the three levels of EU's influence
  • The European Union in Central Asia
  • The context : geostrategic stakes in an unstable environment on European doorsteps
  • The emergence of the EU's policy toward Central Asia : the "far neighborhood" approach
  • Analyzing the EU's strategy for Central Asia : discourse, instruments, and reception
  • The broader geopolitical context of EU policy in Central Asia : competition for influence and influence parallelism
  • Case studies : the EU as a "consultant" in Central Asia's security sphere
  • Border insecurity in Central Asia and the EU's response
  • Governance crises in Central Asia and the EU's response
  • Water conflict in Central Asia and the EU's response.