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The Resilience-Security Nexus in the South Caucasus: Can the EU Promote Resilience without Engaging in Geopolitics?
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Abstract This article seeks to explore whether and to what extent the 'resilience turn' in the European Union's (EU) foreign policy-making affected the EU's (lack of) actorness in the South Caucasus region in security-related areas such as conflict and crisis management and geopolitical rivalries. While Brus... view more
This article seeks to explore whether and to what extent the 'resilience turn' in the European Union's (EU) foreign policy-making affected the EU's (lack of) actorness in the South Caucasus region in security-related areas such as conflict and crisis management and geopolitical rivalries. While Brussels has intensified its policies in most policy sectors, the EU and its member states continue turning a blind eye to geopolitical dynamics in the region. Yet, recent empirical evidence from Armenia and Georgia shows that decoupling of sectoral cooperation from security-related issues is not sustainable in the long term since, if left unchecked, geopolitical risks can easily thwart the progress achieved in sectoral policy areas and lead to a lower degree of state and societal resilience. Therefore, the key question remains whether the EU and its member states can sustainably promote state and societal resilience if they continue ignoring geopolitical risks and other security-related issues.... view less
Classification
International Relations, International Politics, Foreign Affairs, Development Policy
Free Keywords
Caucasus; European Union
Document language
English
Publication Year
2022
Page/Pages
p. 19-25
Journal
Caucasus Analytical Digest (2022) 127
DOI
https://doi.org/10.3929/ethz-b-000554652
ISSN
1867-9323
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed
Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0