The EU Strategy for Central Asia Says ‘Security’. Does this Include Security Sector Reform?
The EU Strategy for Central Asia Says ‘Security’. Does this Include Security Sector Reform?
Author(s): Jos Boonstra
Subject(s): Governance, International relations/trade, Security and defense, Criminology
Published by: CEPS Centre for European Policy Studies
Keywords: European Union; Central Asia; EU Strategy; security; security sector reform; crime prevention; trans-national crimes;
Summary/Abstract: Central Asia faces a broad range of security challenges. Due to the region’s position at the crossroads between Russia, China, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iran and the Caspian Sea it is confronted with a range of trans-national issues such as drug trafficking, human trafficking, organised crime and terrorism. Central Asia also encounters specific regional threats including scarcity of water resources for generating power and irrigation purposes, which is currently causing tension. On a national level the five Central Asian republics face the threat of instability due to bad governance and the harsh impact of the economic crisis.
Series: EUCAM - Policy Brief
- Page Count: 6
- Publication Year: 2009
- Language: English
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