Energy policy of the European Union towards the South Caucasus through the lenses of interdependence theory

Abstract

The objective of this Master’s thesis is to examine EU-South Caucasus energy relations putting emphasis on relations with Azerbaijan and trying to reveal what is the major energy policy priority of the EU in the South Caucasus and whether there is interdependence between the EU and Azerbaijan. Throughout the thesis their energy relations are analyzed, major pipelines are introduced and the EU’s official documents related to energy are analyzed to do discourse analysis. Then interdependence theory is presented with the EU-Azerbaijani case. Afterwards conclusions are drawn based on each chapter and final concluding remarks about the EU-Azerbaijani interdependence are presented.