The Thesis focuses on the EU’s security strategy towards the Central Asian states –
as part of the EU’s Common Foreign and Security Policy towards the post-soviet realm.
The thesis analyses, assesses and scrutinises one of the topical issues of the
contemporary
international relations - cooperation between the European Union and Central Asian states
before and after adoption in June 2007 of the ‘European Union and Central Asia: Strategy
for a New Partnership’, an important political document in the history of relations between
the two parties.
The new stage of cooperation is analysed more comprehensively accentuating
priorities set in the Strategy. Analysis of the regional cooperation between the European
Union and Central Asian, issues of diversification of hydrocarbons supply routes from the
region to Europe and provision of energy security.
The European integrative experience is a unique experience, both in terms of the
circumstances of its establishment, or founding member states, or integrative successes that
have been achieved in a never before achieved by any economic bloc, region
al or
international integration in modern and contemporary history.
Thus, this study focus on European integrative experience in terms of integrative
successes that have been achieved, and the most important factors which helpthe
memberstates of the European Integrative process to deepen their integration both
horizontally and vertically, and help them in facing the current challenges and strengthen
the EU's position in the international arena.
