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The normative power of the European Union has historically been a key element of its foreign policy. This study considers the EU´s Central Asia policy, questioning whether the EU´s normative power can work in this remote region.

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Introduction 1. A Time to Gather Stones Together: The EU´s Normative Engagement with Central Asia 1991-2007 2. The EU´s 2007 Strategy for Central Asia: Promoting Values and Defending Interests Conclusion

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"Voloshin´s book, therefore, offers a welcome contribution to the limited scholarship on this topic. ... Written in an enjoyable, easy-to-read style, this book will appeal to students and scholars interested in learning more about the EU´s external relations with regions beyond its immediate borders. For experts on the EU´s involvement in Central Asia, however, this book will add little to what they already know." (Fabienne Bossuyt, Europe-Asia Studies, Vol. 68 (7), 2016)

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Georgiy Voloshin is a widely-published international affairs analyst and has worked as a political risk consultant for public and private organisations. His first book on the geopolitics of Central Asia was published in Paris in 2012.

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