Security in the Eastern Neighbourhood The Effectiveness of the EU’s Common Security and Defence Policy

Abstract

The research was conducted by Raul Qarayev, a master student in the field of European Studies at the Khazar University, and the topic of the research is “Security in the Eastern Neighbourhood: The Effectiveness of the EU’s Common Security and Defence Policy”. This thesis investigates the European Union's security policy in the Eastern neighbourhood and examines whether the Common Security and Defense Policy is effective in the region. In the previous literature, the activity of the missions sent to the eastern neighbourhood of the EU under the mandate of the CSDP and the main factors hindering them were not investigated in detail. The thesis claims that a more empirical study of the subject is necessary in this direction. Thus, the main goal of the thesis is to empirically analyze the effectiveness of CSDP civilian missions in the eastern neighbourhood from the perspective of the European Union. Sources used show that Russia has seriously hindered the effective operation of CSDP's civilian missions. The thesis claims that Russia's close involvement in regional conflicts has undermined the EU's security policy.