EU Policy in the South Caucasus Region: From Uniform Approach to Differentiation?

ԵՄ քաղաքականությունը Հարավային Կովկասի տարածաշրջանում. Միասնական մոտեցումից դեպի տարբերակում. Ոսկան Երեւանցի հրատ., Երեւան, 2016։

Политика ЕС в регионе Южного Кавказа: От единого подхода к дифференциации? Издание Воскана Ереванци, Ереван, 2016.

The volume analyses the EU’s regional policy in a situation of dissimilar national interests using the South Caucasus as a case study.
The author studies a range of internal and external reasons of the initial neglect of the European Union towards the South Caucasus, as well as the EU’s main motives for subsequent acknowledgment of its strategic interests in the region. The author also examines the character and the possible explanations of diverse national interests and policy priorities of the South Caucasian states vis-à-vis the EU to explain the impact of this divergence on the effectiveness of the EU’s policy in the region.
Assessing the evolution of the interplay between the European Union and the South Caucasus, the volume investigates to what extent the EU’s neighbourhood policy responds to the South Caucasian states’ diverse EU-related attitudes, interests and ambitions. The book further shows the significance of the policy diversification in boosting the effectiveness of the EU’s eastward policy. The author also provides an accurate chronology of EU policy development in the South Caucasus.