Analysis on the Drivers Behind the ＂EU/CA: Strategy for a New Partnership＂

Cui-Cui Ma ； Qin-Lin Bu

《International Journal of Sociology Study》 2卷 (2014/12) Pp. 132-138

並列摘要

Before 1991, the Central Asian states were the peripheral and backward zones of Soviet Union, and they also did not play an important role in the Cold War. However, with the collapse of Soviet Union in 1990s, the ＂heart zone＂ of the world was divided into ＂vacuum＂ as well as the re-discovery of the energy resources of the Caspian Sea, which not only attracted lots of international oil companies, but also drew the attention of big powers. Therefore, under the stimulate of geopolitical interests, the Central Asian region became the ＂Chess Board＂ for multi-lateral players; under the stimulate of geo-economic interest, the Caspian Sea-Central Asia has evolved into a ＂battle without smoke＂ for the big powers to fight for energy resources. Besides, Central Asia, itself, emerged as a conflict area, such as the violent clashes erupted between ethnic groups in the region's Fergana Valley. Corrupted political and economic reform, soaring social problems nurtured the radical groups and provided fertile ground for the foreign Islamic networks, and militant organizations like the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU). With the eruption of ＂9.11＂ events in 2001 and the spread of terrorist organizations operating in Afghanistan, the status of Central Asia was greatly improved in the global strategy of US, and further triggered the ＂dark war＂ fighting for the power vacuum in the scope of the whole world. As for EU, Central Asia means a brand-new area standing in the eastern part of EU after collapse of Eastern European socialism in 1989 and the dissolution of Soviet Union. The power vacuum and ideological vacuum promoted some member states of EU (mainly for the Germany) shifting their attention to the newly born Central Asian countries. The thesis sets the ＂European Union and Central Asia: Strategy for a New Partnership＂ as background to analyze the drivers of the New Strategy from two perspectives-EU and Central Asia and three dimensions-countries, region and world.

並列關鍵字

New Strategy ； Drivers ； EU ； CA Countries