the shanghai cooperation organization (sco) is developing into a major regional institution in the heart of central eurasia. to make any predictions about the sco, one must examine factors contributing to russian and chinese foreign policy behaviors in central asia. does the seductive presumption of a looming battle for control of eurasia smell of a new “great game” and great power rivalry? ans...

This paper analyses EU-Central Asia trade and EU economic assistance to Central Asia. Some companies have had a high profile in individual countries or energy projects (reflected relations between parent host country), but overall lagged the higher of Russian increasing Chinese presence. low priority external policies towards Soviet successor states. After 2007 became more active designing stra...

Paper prepared for a Special Issue of MOCT-MOST Economic Policy in Transitional Economies on Living Standards and Welfare in Central Asia.

The Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum is made up of 21 diverse Pacific Rim economies (table 1), including the United States, and represents a significant regional market for U.S. food and agriculture trade. In FY 1997, the APEC region accounted for more than 60 percent of U.S. agriculture and food exports and 50 percent of imports. Over the past 10 years, APEC has accounted for pra...

among others internal, regional, international, political, economic, technical, social and cultural factors are reasons that theorists introduce for beginning of integration at a region. by looking at the functions of the shanghai cooperation organization and the association of southeast asian nations (asean), we understand that there are two basic pragmatic factors, the support of the great po...

Abstract Beijing played a critical role in establishing the SCO aftermath of break former Soviet Union response to emerging non-traditional security challenges. Overtime, has evolved into regional institution China’s growing interests Central Asia/Eurasia and increasingly, seeks influence shape organization support its institutional balancing strategy—inclusive soliciting Russian endorsement di...

The EU adopted a new strategy for Central Asia and that was in July 2019 Bishkek. One year later it is necessary to evaluate what written there if useful or not. Although the states of region are very different among them, as impact strategy, possible depict general outlook. This can be authorities Brussels whether reorient maintain course. In following pages, description main goals set by an a...

The recently launched European Union (EU) Strategy for Central Asia is expected to continue activities that were not completed during the implementation of previous strategy on basis already existing successes and achievements, gaps will be filled cooperation in emerging new areas spheres established. In framework New Strategy, the Central Water & Energy Program (CAWEP) was implemented help Asi...