STRATEGIC CROSSROADS: GEOPOLITICAL DIMENSIONS OF EU–UZBEKISTAN RELATIONS (1991–2024)
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Keywords: European Union, Uzbekistan, political relations, EPCA, foreign policy, Central AsiaAbstract
Abstract: This article provides a professional and data-driven analysis of political
relations between the European Union (EU) and Uzbekistan from 1991 to 2024.
Drawing on a broad range of scholarly literature and official sources, it traces the
evolution of EU-Uzbekistan cooperation through stages of diplomatic engagement,
sanctions, strategic recalibration, and institutional partnership. Special focus is given
to legal frameworks, geopolitical realignments, mutual interests, and recent diplomatic
developments. It concludes by outlining the potential trajectory of the relationship amid
Uzbekistan’s ongoing reforms and the EU’s evolving priorities in Central Asia.
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