摘要：This
paper looks at the European Union (EU) process of engagement in the South
Caucasus (Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia) in the context of its Neighborhood
Policy. It looks at how divergent perceptions of the region, both inwards and
outwards-driven, impact on regional policy choices, with an emphasis on regional
cooperation. Though these states remark on the outlived usefulness of artificial
framings, and regional cooperation among the three is virtually non-existent,
when engaged in larger and wide-ranging formats, cooperation might not only be
possible, but fruitful. It is therefore argued that regional cooperation should
overcome the artificially constructed “South Caucasus” regional label and unfold
along different patterns and variable compositions. The paper advances the
proposal for a Eurasian/Black Sea security complex, framing in a wider format
regional bounds, while maximizing them in new cooperation frames, inverting the
tendency for imposed labels and uncooperative stances in the area.
关键词：European Neighborhood
Policy, South Caucasus, security complexes, regional cooperation, Wider Black
Sea
