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Viewpoint from South Caucasus
Europe has long viewed the South Caucasus through a narrow security lens: a region shaped by
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![Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, meets with Ilham Aliyev, President of Azerbaijan, in Baku on 1 July 2026. This meeting illustrates the increasing importance of the South Caucasus to the EU. [Image: European Commission]](https://euro-sd.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Baku-Visit-Kopie-300x200.jpg)
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