Geography matters for both the United States and EU when looking at the South Caucasus: the EU would face challenges in formally expanding into the region without shared EU borders, and including Armenia would be complicated because everything would have to pass through Georgia, which is moving in the retrograde direction.
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Jeff ManovEvidence Quote
“Geography matters...The idea of the EU formally expanding into the region would be a challenge given that there would not be any shared EU borders with any of the states in the South Caucuses and including Armenia would be even more complicated because everything would have to pass through Georgia.”
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Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Geopolitics in the South Caucasus— Center for Strategic & International StudiesCreated: 8/11/2026, 5:26:17 AM
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