EUCAM. Reviewing the EU’s approach to Central Asia. Policy Brief #34 – February 2015. Jos Boonstra.

The 2007 EU Strategy for Central Asia is currently being reviewed. The EU has been successful in bolstering relations with Central Asian governments, but the overall picture of the EU’s engagement is one of limited to no impact. The region has become more unstable; democracy is seen by the regimes as a threat to their survival; and human rights have been backsliding.