LEADER 02530nam 2200445 450 001 9910824954903321 005 20180321083530.0 010 $a1-4985-4224-7 035 $a(CKB)4340000000257773 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC5309103 035 $a(EXLCZ)994340000000257773 100 $a20180326h20182018 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $2rdacontent 182 $2rdamedia 183 $2rdacarrier 200 14$aThe European Union's influence in Central Asia $egeopolitical challenges and responses /$fOlga Alinda Spaiser 210 1$aLanham, Maryland :$cLexington Books,$d2018. 210 4$dİ2018 215 $a1 online resource (245 pages) 225 1 $aContemporary Central Asia: Societies, Politics, and Cultures 311 $a1-4985-4223-9 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aThe 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. 330 $aThis study examines the role of the European Union in Central Asian affairs. The author analyzes the various ways the European Union exerts influence in a region where other global powers have dominant positions and emphasizes the Central Asian states themselves as subjects and actors 410 0$aContemporary Central Asia (Lanham, Md.) 606 $aGeopolitics$zAsia, Central 607 $aEuropean Union countries$xForeign relations$zAsia, Central 607 $aAsia, Central$xForeign relations$zEuropean Union countries 615 0$aGeopolitics 676 $a341.242/20958 700 $aSpaiser$b Olga A.$01658272 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910824954903321 996 $aThe European Union's influence in Central Asia$94012172 997 $aUNINA