No. 56: Conflict and Cooperation in Europe's Eastern Neighborhood

Author(s): Aleksandra Krakiewicz
Editor(s): Daniel Möckli, Daniel Trachsler
Series: CSS Analyses in Security Policy
Issue: 56
Publisher(s): Center for Security Studies, ETH Zurich
Publication Year: 2009

The EU's Eastern Partnership hits many of the right notes towards enhanced economic cooperation and democratic reform in the post-Soviet space. The war in Georgia, other unresolved territorial disputes, and vested energy concerns underline why there is an urgent need for the EU to engage in the region. Yet, multiple challenges remain. Foremost of which are the lack of a common policy towards Russia, discrepancies between EU and US strategies, and a lack of credible policy incentives to entice the six states in question to embark on a process of democratic reform.

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