Introduction -- "Great games" and "small games" : the strategies and outcomes of external actors -- Russia in Central Asia : old patterns, new challenges -- China : the newcomer that made a difference -- The United States : the too distant, but unavoidable partner -- The European Union : soft...

This new CEPS-FRIDE paperback offers the first assessment of the ambitious strategy to upgrade the EU’s cooperation with the five states of the Central Asia region: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. Undertaken by independent analysts from the EU and Central Asia...