%0 Journal Article
%T The War in Ukraine as a Factor in the Foreign Policy of European Union in the South Caucasus
%A Ismayilli, Anvar
%J Wschodnioznawstwo (Eastern Studies)
%V 2024
%R 10.4467/20827695WSC.24.014.20629
%N Volume 18
%P 207-229
%K war in Ukraine, capabilities‑expectations gap, political realism, EU’s foreign policy, South Caucasus
%@ 2082-7695
%D 2024
%U https://ejournals.eu/en/journal/wschodnioznawstwo/article/the-war-in-ukraine-as-a-factor-in-the-foreign-policy-of-european-union-in-the-south-caucasus
%X 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.