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From 28 August 2019, we will be back for you with new event invitations, scientific expertise as well as informative background information and current news on European politics!
Posts of July 2019
SEnECA Blog Post: Three main problems in countering extremism and terrorism in Central Asia
Terrorism-related issues are highly politicized and securitized in Kazakhstan and in Central Asia in general. Whereas it is necessary for the governments to maintain stability and national security, counter-terrorism efforts sometimes undermine the state’s credibility.
There are three main problems …
SEnECA Blog Post: EU-Central Asia relations: New Opportunities for a Stronger Partnership?*
In June 2019, the European Council adopted the new EU strategy for Central Asia “The EU and Central Asia: New Opportunities for a Stronger Partnership”. The High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the European Commission, …
Successful Completion of CiSEP Level A2 in Dnipro
The Civic School for Sound EU Practice (CiSEP) Level A2 training series has successfully come to an end in Dnipro. The training series focused on basics concerning the Association Agreement between Ukraine and the European Union (AA) and the accompanying …
SEnECA Blog Post: EU-Central Asia relations: New Opportunities for a Stronger Partnership?*
In June 2019, the European Council adopted the new EU strategy for Central Asia “The EU and Central Asia: New Opportunities for a Stronger Partnership”. The High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the European Commission, …
Recommendations Workshop in Brussels
The Trans European Policy Studies Association (TEPSA) organised the SEnECA Recommendations Workshop in Brussels on 11 and 12 July 2019. The goal of the fifth SEnECA event was to bring SEnECA consortium members and Brussels stakeholders together in order to discuss the …
EUCACIS Online Paper No. 8: The changing image of Russia in the European project of post-Soviet Georgia in 2004–2012
Tamar Gamkrelidze elaborates on the role of Russia in Georgia’s European project. The puzzle is why the European project, which initially aimed for peaceful coexistence with Russia, led to a situation where Georgia’s northern neighbour became a chief antagonist. The …
Op-Ed: “Anaklia Deep-Sea Port — too Important for Georgia and the West to Lose”
Paata Gaprindashvili, Mariam Tsitsikashvili (GRASS)
The Anaklia deep-sea port, generally and rightly acknowledged as an essential project for Georgia’s long term security and economic development, was launched in 2016, with the Georgian-American Anaklia Development Consortium starting construction works in December …