Occupational therapy: Frozen conflicts, Russian aggression and EU enlargement
As Russia accelerates its annexation of “frozen conflict” regions, the EU must enhance its policy to counter Moscow’s influence
Professor of International Relations at Ilia State University
Sergi Kapanadze is professor of international relations and European integration at Ilia State and Caucasus Universities in Tbilisi, Georgia, and an editor of the monthly Georgian foreign policy magazine Geopolitics. Kapanadze is the founder of a Tbilisi-based think-tank GRASS. He was a vice-speaker of the parliament of Georgia between 2016 and 2020 and a deputy foreign minister between 2011 and 2012, when he was Georgia’s chief negotiator at the Geneva International Discussions.
As Russia accelerates its annexation of “frozen conflict” regions, the EU must enhance its policy to counter Moscow’s influence
Russia’s war against Ukraine has prompted European policymakers to rethink their approach to enlargement. What form does this new approach take, what are the opportunities for EU and candidate countries, and what is the European Political Community’s role?
Exploring potential areas of Russian leverage