Dear Madam or Sir,

The crisis between Russia and the West has resulted in the European Union increasingly losing sight of the South Caucasus. At the same time, the region's geopolitical importance for the major and regional powers has recently been growing. In our latest working paper, Mikael Sarjveladze recommends to the European Union to not be afraid of the geopolitical influence it has gained in its immediate neighbourhood. In light of the Eastern Partnership Summit in Brussels on 24 November 2017, he instead suggests to learn to use this influence for the purpose of protecting European Union's own security and economic interests.

The Security Policy Working Papers are intended to stimulate debate and help explain current issues.

They can be found on our website: https://www.baks.bund.de/en/working-papers

We hope you enjoy reading them!

Best regards,

Dr. Karl-Heinz Kamp

President
Federal Academy for Security Policy