Stages and Motivations of the Evolution of EU policy towards the Central Asian republics
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https://doi.org/10.31272/ipj.i65.543Keywords:
European Union, Central Asian Republics, Partnership Strategy, Cooperation Strategy.Abstract
The study focused on examining the stages of development of the European Union's policy with the Central Asian republics. Relations between the European Union and these republics date back more than a quarter of a century, as the Union recognized the independence of these republics on December 31, 1991. However, it did not show any significant interest in this region, for several reasons, including the lack of trust in the new leaderships, which represented an extension of the Soviet era, and the prevailing authoritarian rule in the region, which conflicted with the European Union's policy of spreading democracy and respecting human rights. On the other hand, the European Union was able to gradually strengthen its relations with the region's republics. Trade and diplomatic relations played an important role in increasing its influence on the region's republics, and can be considered the basic starting point for its relations with these republics. On this basis, trade relations and the launch of economic and security programs with the Central Asian republics received great attention from the European Union. As for the European Union's motives towards the Central Asian republics, there are several motives, including geopolitical, strategic, political and economic motives, as well as security motives, which played a major role in the European Union's orientation towards the Central Asian republics.
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