Database of publications / EU STRATEGY ON CENTRAL ASIA: REALPOLITIK AFTER ALL (By Cornelius Graubner 05/14/2008 issue of the CACI Analyst)

Almost a year after the adoption of the EU Strategy on Central Asia, the prioritization of issues within EU-Central Asian cooperation have become clearer. The planning stage of the strategy was marked by a controversy between proponents of an interest-based approach focusing on energy and security, led by Germany; and supporters of a value-based approach that stressed the importance of human rights and democratization, led by the UK, Ireland, the Netherlands and Sweden.

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