Die Globale Strategie für die Außen- und Sicherheitspolitik der Europäischen Union – Zentralasien und der Südkaukasus: vom normativen Ansatz zum „prinzipiengeleiteten Pragmatismus“ (The EU Global Strategy on Foreign and Security Policy, Central Asia and the South Caucasus From the Pursuit of Values to “Principled Pragmatism”)

The article discerns the impact of the new 2016 Global Strategy for the European Union’s Foreign and Security Policy (EUGS) on the EU’s evolving strategy towards Central Asia and the South Caucasus, two key neighbouring regions adjacent to the EU. The EU now advocates "principled pragmatism” in its external relations. How far will EU policy move away from an emphasis on norms and values and turn towards more pragmatic material interests? Furthermore, the article will assess the process of implementing the EUGS in Central Asia and the South Caucasus by focusing on the changing geopolitical context as well as domestic factors in the target countries and the EU itself.