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Dis/connectivity in the South Caucasus: imaginaries, the effects of power, ambivalences
Dis-/Konnektivität im Südkaukasus: Imaginationen, machtpolitische Effekte, Ambivalenzen
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Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik -SWP- Deutsches Institut für Internationale Politik und Sicherheit
Abstract Connectivity, especially in the transport sector, has become a ubiquitous issue in the South Caucasus in recent years. Transport connectivity also plays a central role in the European Union's policy towards the region. As part of its Global Gateway Initiative, the EU has made a commitment that is bo... view more
Connectivity, especially in the transport sector, has become a ubiquitous issue in the South Caucasus in recent years. Transport connectivity also plays a central role in the European Union's policy towards the region. As part of its Global Gateway Initiative, the EU has made a commitment that is both value-based and geostrategic. To do justice to this commitment, the EU should consider the different dimensions of transport connectivity and their implications on several levels and in an integrated manner. In particular, the EU should take into account the link between connectivity and questions of political power. The EU could provide support in establishing genuinely inclusive and transparent multi-stakeholder processes and independent project monitoring. This could point the way towards a more holistic approach to connectivity. The EU should also critically examine its commitment to connectivity for possible conflicts of objectives. The policy debate in Berlin and Brussels would benefit from a more intensive exchange with critical logistics, infrastructure and connectivity studies. Their findings could contribute to a more nuanced view of transport connectivity and its complexities and ambivalences. (author's abstract)... view less
Keywords
Caucasus region; international relations; EU; transportation; infrastructure; transport network; geopolitics; foreign policy; Georgia; Azerbaijan; Armenia; EU policy
Classification
International Relations, International Politics, Foreign Affairs, Development Policy
Free Keywords
Transkaukasien; Konnektivität (Internationale Beziehungen); Infrastrukturelle Erschließung; Regionale internationale Prozesse und Tendenzen; Machtressourcen; Implikation; Östliche Partnerschaft (EU); Historische Faktoren; Seidenstraße; Transitverkehr; Wirkung/Auswirkung; Monitoring; Zielkonflikt; Einschätzung/Abschätzung; Politische Beratung
Document language
English
Publication Year
2023
City
Berlin
Page/Pages
34 p.
Series
SWP Research Paper, 9/2023
DOI
https://doi.org/10.18449/2023RP09
ISSN
1863-1053
Status
Published Version; reviewed
Licence
Deposit Licence - No Redistribution, No Modifications