The European Union’s strategic role in Central Asia
The European Union’s strategic role in Central Asia

Author(s): Neil Melvin
Subject(s): Government/Political systems, International relations/trade, Security and defense, EU-Accession / EU-DEvelopment
Published by: CEPS Centre for European Policy Studies
Keywords: European Union; Strategic role in Central Asia; External policies; European values;
Summary/Abstract: For the first time since the collapse of communism, the EU is facing a strategic challenge in its external policies. The rise of Russia and China as international actors – with India close behind – and the growing confidence of some leading regional powers, such as Iran, are creating a serious threat to the EU’s ambition to apply external policies that reflect European values.

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