Azerbaijan’s Foreign Policy Strategies and the European Union: Successful Resistance and Pursued Influence

Eske Van Gils

Europe-Asia Studies, 2018, vol. 70, issue 5, 738-758

Abstract: In recent years, Azerbaijan has positioned itself on the international scene as an increasingly important and assertive actor. This essay focuses on Azerbaijan’s relations with the European Union (EU). It will identify the policy strategies used by Azerbaijan to engage with the EU in two areas where their interests and objectives do not align, namely democracy and human rights promotion policies, and agenda-setting of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. The essay highlights, first, the relevance of national independence, ‘balancing’ and regime legitimacy in explaining Azerbaijan’s foreign policy strategies, and second, the mixed track record of Azerbaijan’s assertiveness, with different outcomes depending on whether the policy strategies are reactive or proactive.

Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.1080/09668136.2018.1479733

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