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The Resource The European Union's influence in Central Asia : geopolitical challenges and responses, Olga Alinda Spaiser, (electronic resource)

The European Union's influence in Central Asia : geopolitical challenges and responses, Olga Alinda Spaiser, (electronic resource)

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Unknown yet highly strategic, Central Asia attracts the interest of major global powers due to its vast energy resources and crucial geographic position. Russia, China, and the European Union view this region as an indispensable springboard to enhance their political and economic influence on the Eurasian landmass. Thus, facing strong competition and working on low budget, the EU is attempting to establish itself as a relevant and influential actor in an environment in which its leadership role is far from certain. Unlike in other post-communist regions, the EU is not able to rely on the attractiveness of its political models, and risks being marginalized by other global powers. The crucial question then is: How does the EU exert influence in such a challenging geopolitical context? Which strategies does the EU apply to be an actor who counts? Through an analysis of the EU’s discourse, instruments, and the reception of its policies in Central Asia, this study argues that the EU consciously takes the position of a second-tier actor who acts as a “consultant” and projects a picture of itself as an honest broker with no geopolitical agenda. The EU’s influence is confined to niche domains in the security sphere that are nevertheless important for the regional security. The EU is not a great power in the region nor is it willing to become one. It does, however, have comparative advantages in being perceived as inoffensive and for occupying areas that are neglected by the other actors, such as governance and water security.--
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eng
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1 online resource
Contents
  • The European Union as a global actor : conceptual framework
  • Analyzing the EU as a foreign actor : the three levels of EU's influence
  • The European Union in Central Asia
  • The context : geostrategic stakes in an unstable environment on European doorsteps
  • The emergence of the EU's policy toward Central Asia : the "far neighborhood" approach
  • Analyzing the EU's strategy for Central Asia : discourse, instruments, and reception
  • The broader geopolitical context of EU policy in Central Asia : competition for influence and influence parallelism
  • Case studies : the EU as a "consultant" in Central Asia's security sphere
  • Border insecurity in Central Asia and the EU's response
  • Governance crises in Central Asia and the EU's response
  • Water conflict in Central Asia and the EU's response
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9781498542241
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https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/eui/detail.action?docID=5309103
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The European Union's influence in Central Asia : geopolitical challenges and responses
Title
The European Union's influence in Central Asia
Title remainder
geopolitical challenges and responses
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Olga Alinda Spaiser
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Language
eng
Summary
Unknown yet highly strategic, Central Asia attracts the interest of major global powers due to its vast energy resources and crucial geographic position. Russia, China, and the European Union view this region as an indispensable springboard to enhance their political and economic influence on the Eurasian landmass. Thus, facing strong competition and working on low budget, the EU is attempting to establish itself as a relevant and influential actor in an environment in which its leadership role is far from certain. Unlike in other post-communist regions, the EU is not able to rely on the attractiveness of its political models, and risks being marginalized by other global powers. The crucial question then is: How does the EU exert influence in such a challenging geopolitical context? Which strategies does the EU apply to be an actor who counts? Through an analysis of the EU’s discourse, instruments, and the reception of its policies in Central Asia, this study argues that the EU consciously takes the position of a second-tier actor who acts as a “consultant” and projects a picture of itself as an honest broker with no geopolitical agenda. The EU’s influence is confined to niche domains in the security sphere that are nevertheless important for the regional security. The EU is not a great power in the region nor is it willing to become one. It does, however, have comparative advantages in being perceived as inoffensive and for occupying areas that are neglected by the other actors, such as governance and water security.--
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Spaiser, Olga A
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non fiction
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  • bibliography
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  • Contemporary Central Asia Lanham, Md
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  • European Union
  • Geopolitics
  • European Union countries
  • Asia, Central
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The European Union's influence in Central Asia : geopolitical challenges and responses, Olga Alinda Spaiser, (electronic resource)
Link
https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/eui/detail.action?docID=5309103
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Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
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online resource
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Contents
The European Union as a global actor : conceptual framework -- Analyzing the EU as a foreign actor : the three levels of EU's influence -- The European Union in Central Asia -- The context : geostrategic stakes in an unstable environment on European doorsteps -- The emergence of the EU's policy toward Central Asia : the "far neighborhood" approach -- Analyzing the EU's strategy for Central Asia : discourse, instruments, and reception -- The broader geopolitical context of EU policy in Central Asia : competition for influence and influence parallelism -- Case studies : the EU as a "consultant" in Central Asia's security sphere -- Border insecurity in Central Asia and the EU's response -- Governance crises in Central Asia and the EU's response -- Water conflict in Central Asia and the EU's response
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ybp15178377
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1 online resource
Form of item
online
Governing access note
Use of this electronic resource may be governed by a license agreement which restricts use to the European University Institute community. Each user is responsible for limiting use to individual, non-commercial purposes, without systematically downloading, distributing, or retaining substantial portions of information, provided that all copyright and other proprietary notices contained on the materials are retained. The use of software, including scripts, agents, or robots, is generally prohibited and may result in the loss of access to these resources for the entire European University Institute community
Isbn
9781498542241
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computer
Media MARC source
rdamedia
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  • c
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remote
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(OCoLC)1024312504
Label
The European Union's influence in Central Asia : geopolitical challenges and responses, Olga Alinda Spaiser, (electronic resource)
Link
https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/eui/detail.action?docID=5309103
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Carrier category
online resource
Carrier category code
  • cr
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
The European Union as a global actor : conceptual framework -- Analyzing the EU as a foreign actor : the three levels of EU's influence -- The European Union in Central Asia -- The context : geostrategic stakes in an unstable environment on European doorsteps -- The emergence of the EU's policy toward Central Asia : the "far neighborhood" approach -- Analyzing the EU's strategy for Central Asia : discourse, instruments, and reception -- The broader geopolitical context of EU policy in Central Asia : competition for influence and influence parallelism -- Case studies : the EU as a "consultant" in Central Asia's security sphere -- Border insecurity in Central Asia and the EU's response -- Governance crises in Central Asia and the EU's response -- Water conflict in Central Asia and the EU's response
Control code
ybp15178377
Extent
1 online resource
Form of item
online
Governing access note
Use of this electronic resource may be governed by a license agreement which restricts use to the European University Institute community. Each user is responsible for limiting use to individual, non-commercial purposes, without systematically downloading, distributing, or retaining substantial portions of information, provided that all copyright and other proprietary notices contained on the materials are retained. The use of software, including scripts, agents, or robots, is generally prohibited and may result in the loss of access to these resources for the entire European University Institute community
Isbn
9781498542241
Media category
computer
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • c
Specific material designation
remote
System control number
(OCoLC)1024312504

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