Abstract
The European Union and the Southern Caucasus
It has been seen that the European Union, based on the last wave of enlargement, reviews its targets and becomes a global actor in the internetional system toward a new political formation. EU introduced several policies to secure its expanding borders and correspond expectations about Union?s future. Within these policies, Caucasus acquiring a new shape also has a place. It is aimed both to warrant stabilization and enhance international realations by noticing a potential role especially on the energy supply.
In this article, EU policies toward the Caucasus are explanied and both the region states and region powers? attitudes towards EU are analyzed.
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Keywords
EU, Caucasus, Wider Europe-New Neighbourhood, Oil, Natural Gas.