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The War in Ukraine as a Factor in the Foreign Policy of European Union in the South Caucasus
The War in Ukraine as a Factor in the Foreign Policy of European Union in the South Caucasus

Author(s): Anvar Ismayilli
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Politics, Security and defense, EU-Approach / EU-Accession / EU-Development, Peace and Conflict Studies
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego
Keywords: war in Ukraine; capabilities expectations gap; political realism; EU’s foreign policy; South Caucasus

Summary/Abstract: Since the start of war in Ukraine, the geopolitical landscape of EU’s Eastern Neighborhood has experienced structural transformations. Under conditions of tectonic shifts within given geopolitical conjuncture, powerful actors like EU and Russia sought to preserve their influence in Eastern Europe, while smaller states of the South Caucasus tried to fulfill own aims. Using qualitative research methodology, the study examines wide range of secondary sources and concluded that the war in Ukraine caused in weakening Russian influence in the South Caucasus, whereas EU raised its capabilities as an international actor in the region, in parallel with the increased expectations of Georgia, Azerbaijan and Armenia.

  • Issue Year: 2024
  • Issue No: 18
  • Page Range: 207-229
  • Page Count: 23
  • Language: English
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