TY - JOUR T1 - WHY AND HOW DOES SWITZERLAND CARE ABOUT CENTRAL ASIA? AU - Daeniken, Franz Von PY - 2003 DA - September JF - PERCEPTIONS: Journal of International Affairs JO - PERCEPTIONS PB - T.C Dışişleri Bakanlığı WT - DergiPark SN - 1300-8641 SP - 1 EP - 13 VL - 8 IS - 3 LA - en AB - Geographically, Switzerland is far from Central Asia, the region comprising Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. It has no historical ties with Central Asia, and the Central Asian communities in Switzerland are of no significant size. Nonetheless, today, Switzerland is an important partner of the Central Asian states. What then has prompted it to developed a special partnership with the countries of a region as distant as Central Asia? UR - https://dergipark.org.tr/en/pub/perception/issue//625228 L1 - https://dergipark.org.tr/en/download/article-file/816715 ER -