TY - JOUR TI - The War in Ukraine as a Factor in the Foreign Policy of European Union in the South Caucasus AU - Ismayilli, Anvar TI - The War in Ukraine as a Factor in the Foreign Policy of European Union in the South Caucasus AB - 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. VL - 2024 IS - Volume 18 PY - 2024 SN - 2082-7695 C1 - 2720-0825 SP - 207 EP - 229 DO - 10.4467/20827695WSC.24.014.20629 UR - 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 KW - war in Ukraine KW - capabilities‑expectations gap KW - political realism KW - EU’s foreign policy KW - South Caucasus