EU Energy Security Approach to the Problem of Narcoterrorism in Central Asia

Central Asian energy reserves have drawn the attention of important international actors. However, the creation of security of energy transmission routes and its supply to improve the efficiency of industry and economy arches are among the main concerns of these actors. Narcoterrorism, or in other words, threats from drug traffickers in Central Asia have caused serious security problems in the area. By the descriptive-analytical method, this study was conducted to investigate the effects of narcoterrorism on EU energy security and collected information from library sources. The main question of the article is, how is EU energy security threatened by narcoterrorism? And what is the most important EU strategy for securing energy in Central Asia? Research findings indicate that in order to strengthen forces and buy weapons, extremist groups in Central Asia have used drug trafficking as a continuous source of income, and created serious problems for security of the region. On the other hand, through initiatives such as cooperation with the European Council, NATO, the Organization for European Cooperation, in order to secure the transmission route of Central Asia to Europe, EU reaction in the face of these threats has not been effective.