Restoring EU influence in the South Caucasus

New ideas for Europe's relations with China, Russia, and beyond

This project helps the EU in refining its foreign policy, re-engaging neighbours post-Russia's invasion of Ukraine to bolster regional resilience and advance ...

European Parliament Calls For Greater EU Role In South Caucasus

European lawmakers have called for greater EU involvement in the South Caucasus, a region they describe in a new report as being of great strategic ...

The South Caucasus: A Future Vision for Development and ...

This geopolitical region, which includes Armenia and Georgia, is a bridge between Europe and Asia. The initial post-independence experience of Azerbaijan and ...

The role of the European Union in Central Asia and the South ...

This paper examines the European Union's (EU) democracy assistance to Central Asia and the South Caucasus, focusing on the countries of Georgia, Kyrgyzstan, ...

9. The South Caucasus Cooperative River Monitoring Project - NATO

Water supply and pollution problems affect the Kura and Araks rivers in the region, which is heavily reliant on river resources for social and economic ...

Legal approximation towards European standards in the South ... - GIZ

In some cases, European standards and the contents of the EU acquis are known, but are interpreted and applied differently in each of the three South Caucasus ...

Politics and Trust in the South Caucasus, and in East and West Europe

The paper concludes by suggesting why, in certain regions, trust has been most easily maintained or restored in relatively undemocratic political systems and ...

Shifting Geopolitical Realities in the South Caucasus

The need for re-engagement and a bigger role for the EU in the region has increased, but without the political will among member states to really strengthen ...

Peace & Development in the South Caucasus | United Nations ...

UNDP publications showcase the organization's thought leadership and expertise and play a key role ... EU and UNDP Help Restore Mosaic Murals in Georgia. Stories ...

Azerbaijan's Uncertain Geopolitical Rise in a South Caucasus ...

The EU has significant leverage over Azerbaijan but is also dependent on working relations with Baku. The EU's policies on Azerbaijan, in ...

Three South Caucasus nations - European Policy Centre

Georgia joined the Council of Europe in 1999, followed by Armenia and Azerbaijan in 2001. In the run-up to that, the three countries pushed ...

Building Resilience to Climate Change in South Caucasus Agriculture

Europe and Central Asia. EECCA. Eastern Europe, Caucasus, and Central Asia. EU. European Union. FAO. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

The Economic Benefits of Peace in the South Caucasus - DAM

Gattini, Impact of FDI on Economic Growth: The Role of. Country Income Levels and Institutional Strength, European Investment Bank,. 2020, https://op.europa.eu/ ...

Economic coercion as a means of hybrid warfare: The South ...

The authors underscore the regional unity in the South Caucasus as a prerequisite for eliminating or at least mitigating economic dependence and ...

Full article: Russia and the South Caucasus: The China Challenge

Russia feels challenged by the US and Europe in the South Caucasus and has been actively seeking to counter growing Western influence. As the ...

eu's actorness in the south caucasus: uneasy alliance of normative ...

However, the new geopolitical context after the Second Karabakh War offers to the EU a good chance to restore its image and its role in the region whereas its ...

NATO in the South Caucasus: Present for Duty or Missing in Action?

But inattention to the South Caucasus could have serious long-term negative effects, and a continuing—and even expanded—NATO role in the region ...

The New Great Power Contest in the South Caucasus | Iran

The Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 had brought Western attention not only to Eastern Europe, but also to the South Caucasus, ...

Georgia's Potential Role in South Caucasus Peacemaking

While Armenia and Azerbaijan will ultimately be the signatories and implementors of any peace agreement, Georgia has stepped forward to take on ...

The South Caucasus in the Shadow of the War in Ukraine

An unprecedented activity of European and American partners, as well as the UN and the EU, demanding an immediate restoration of free movement ...