The economic, political and geopolitical future of Central Asia has been subject to speculation since the region emerged from under the Soviet banner. With cont

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"In July 2007, the European Union initiated a fundamentally new approach to the countries of Central Asia. The launch of the EU Strategy for Central Asia signal