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Jos Boonstra

Senior Researcher

Jos Boonstra is a senior researcher at FRIDE. Before joining FRIDE, he was Programme Manager at the Centre for European Security Studies (CESS), Groningen, the Netherlands. Jos has an MA in International Relations and one in History from the University of Groningen in The Netherlands.

His research focuses on Eurasian and Trans-Atlantic security issues (foremost EU, NATO and OSCE policies) as well as democratisation in Eastern Europe, the South Caucasus and Central Asia. Jos is currently coordinating the EU-Central Asia Monitoring (EUCAM) project, a joint initiative of FRIDE and CEPS. His recent publications include Into EurAsia: Monitoring the EU's Central Asia Strategy (with Michael Emerson; EUCAM; February 2010) and ‘The EU, Central Asia and Security Sector Reform’ (FRIDE, November 2009).

Geo tags

Caucasus Central Asia and Russia Turkey Western Balkans

Expert in

Civil Military Relations Civil society CSDP Democracy promotion Democratic control Energy Security EU European Neighbourhood Policy International organisations NATO OSCE Partnership for Peace Security Security Sector Reform

Spoken languages

Dutch, English, German

Written languages

Dutch, English

Expert publications

• 14/06/2010 - Georgia

• 08/06/2010 - NATO's new Strategic Concept

• 17/05/2010 - The EU' s Eastern Partnership: One year backwards

• 24/02/2010 - Into EurAsia: Monitoring the EU's Central Asia Strategy

• 28/01/2010 - EU Assistance to Central Asia: Back to the Drawing Board?

• 23/11/2009 - The EU, Central Asia and Security Sector Reform

• 16/04/2009 - Moldova: The next generation revolution?

• 01/04/2009 - NATO turns 60: how can it stay healthy?

• 19/12/2008 - Defending human rights and promoting democracy

• 19/12/2008 - Is the European Union supporting democracy in its neighbourhood?

• 22/10/2008 - Russia and Central Asia: from disinterest to eager leadership

• 14/10/2008 - The EU Strategy for Central Asia: year one

• 12/09/2008 - The politics of energy

• 22/08/2008 - Georgia and Russia: a short war with a long aftermath

• 11/08/2008 - Georgia and Russia at war

• 02/07/2008 - How serious is the EU about supporting democracy and human rights in its neighbourhood?

• 29/05/2008 - How serious is the EU about supporting democracy and human rights in Azerbaijan?

• 13/03/2008 - NATO: what to expect from the Bucharest Summit

• 20/02/2008 - Kosovo: the road ahead

• 30/10/2007 - OSCE democracy promotion: grinding to a halt?

• 01/05/2007 - NATO's Role in Democratic Reform

• 01/02/2007 - Moldova, Transnistria and European Democracy Policies

• 10/01/2007 - New Governments, New Directions in European Foreign Policies?

• 01/11/2006 - Constitutional referendum in Serbia: democratic reform and Euro-Atlantic integration on hold?

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