Europe's Climate Diplomacy in Central Asia: Energy Security or Green Colonialism?

If EU energy cooperation with Central Asia is designed solely based on short-term interests and the exploitation of the region’s natural resources, it may lead to a repetition of a new model of economic colonialism, where Central Asian countries remain in the role of energy and raw material suppliers without benefiting from the real advantages of these projects. This situation contradicts the principles of sustainable development and social justice...