Trade and security tensions between Europe and the United States are heightening as European leaders look to develop their strategic autonomy. The European Union has been actively engaged in Armenia and the region since 2022 and the current state of both regional and Euro-Atlantic affairs provides a litmus test of Brussels’ foreign policy aspirations. What shape will Europe’s policy toward the region take as bilateral relations with each of the three South Caucasus nations continue to evolve?

• Stefan Meister, Head of the Center for Order and Governance in Eastern Europe, Russia, and Central Asia, German Council on Foreign Relations, DGAP
• Élie Tenenbaum, Director of the Security Studies Center, French Institute of International Relations (IFRI)
• Moderator: Anahide Pilibossian, Vice President, Strategy and Development, APRI Armenia