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This paper assesses democracy promotion in Georgia; its recent past and probable future. The emphasis lies on donor policies, and on recipient implementation through civil society organisations and government agencies. In the latter case the main focus is on support to Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs), think tanks and other civil society actors. (.) The amount of funds and number of actors involved in democracy promotion in Georgia has been overwhelming during the past 5 years. This paper shows that the complexity of democracy promotion in Georgia has led to weak coordination and cooperation among donors. (.) (FRIDE/Pll) ; Jos Boonstra

As the 2014 NATO drawdown from Afghanistan approaches, the international community increasingly looks towards the impact that a stable or unstable Afghanistan might have on the broader region, including Central Asia. Emphasis is often placed on the threat of radical Islamism and Afghan extremists that could destabilise Central Asia. More realistically though, the risk of spillover stems from a potential collapse of the Afghan security forces, refugee flows or instability in Tajikistan. However, the principal security threats to the Central Asian region stand largely separate from Afghanistan's future. The main security challenges for the region lie in authoritarian governance, deeply-embedded state corruption, often connected to drug trade, and tensions over water and energy resources. This poses challenges to the European Union's (EU) policies towards Central Asia. Increased attention and possibly a revision of EU policy to Central Asia are needed, in particular in the fields of the broader security dialogue; practical Security Sector Reform (SSR), including border control programmes; increased national-oriented attention to water-energy-related matters; support for democracy and human rights; and EU development aid. (Directorate-General for External Policies of the Union/Pll)