Tajikistan and the EU: From post-conflict reconstruction to critical engagement
Tajikistan and the EU: From post-conflict reconstruction to critical engagement

Author(s): Matteo Fumagalli
Subject(s): Environmental and Energy policy, Government/Political systems, Security and defense, Comparative politics, Post-Communist Transformation, EU-Accession / EU-DEvelopment
Published by: CEPS Centre for European Policy Studies
Keywords: Tajikistan; EU; Post-conflict reconstruction;
Summary/Abstract: For the European Union, the development of closer ties with Tajikistan within the context of the recently launched Strategy for Central Asia represents a significant opportunity. Tajikistan occupies a geographically peripheral position, but it is precisely this location outside the limelight – and therefore less subject to the pressures of geopolitics and the strugglefor energy resources that shapes much of the politics of the rest of the region – that could allow the EU to foster new forms of cooperation with the local authorities. Policies should be devised that aim at strengthening the Tajik state’s capacities and stability, there by significantly assisting reform and development in the country.

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