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UA: Ukraine Analytica
Issue 2 (37), 2025
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In pdf formatUA: Ukraine Analytica is the first Ukrainian academic and analytical journal in English language on International Relations, Politics and Economics. The journal is aimed for experts, diplomats, academics, students interested in the international relations and foreign policy. And our journal is published by the NGO “Promotion of Intercultural Cooperation” (Ukraine), Centre of International Studies (Ukraine), with the financial support of the Representation of the Friedrich Ebert Foundation in Ukraine.
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TRANSFORMING THE WESTPHALIAN DILEMMA: GERMAN MEDIATION OF THE TRANSNISTRIAN CONFLICT AND LESSONS FOR UKRAINE
As one of the largest EU member-states, Germany has played a pivotal, though often disputed, role in shaping the diplomatic prospects of the post-Soviet frozen conflicts landscape. This article analyses the evolution of German policy towards the Transnistrian conflict, including the broader negotiation framework of ‘5+2’. Special attention is also given to the Meseberg Process...
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THE IMPACT OF THE RUSSIAN UKRAINIAN WAR ON GERMANY’S CLIMATE POLICY: BALANCING ENERGY SECURITY AND SUSTAINABILITY
The Russian-Ukrainian war disrupted Germany’s energy landscape, impacting its Energiewende climate policy. Reduced Russian gas supplies prompted shortterm reliance on coal and accelerated development of LNG infrastructure, which led to increasing emissions and challenging the 2022-2023 climate targets. Concurrently, the crisis catalysed a renewable energy surge, with increased investments in green hydrogen, grid infrastructure, and...
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NAVIGATING IN-BETWEEN GREAT POWER RIVALRY: HOW CAN UKRAINE SURVIVE AND THRIVE IN THE NEW GLOBAL ORDER?
The global order, as we have known it since the aftermath of World War II, is coming to an end. Trump’s second term as US President and his ‘America First’ policy; the emboldenment of revisionist powers such as China, Russia, Iran, and to a certain extent India,ly increasingly willing to challenge the US hegemonic role...
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THE FUTURE OF UKRAINE IN THE ERA OF RISING GLOBAL POWERS: STRATEGIES FOR SURVIVAL AND SUCCESS
As new global powers emerge and traditional powers recalibrate, Ukraine’s position on the world stage is increasingly complex. How are the shifting global power structures influencing Ukraine’s strategic options? What role can Ukraine play in the evolving global order, and how can it leverage its strengths to safeguard its sovereignty and economic development? This paper...
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THE NEW FACE OF DECEPTION: AI’S ROLE IN THE KREMLIN’S INFORMATION WARFARE
The rapid evolution of artificial intelligence (AI) has empowered new dimensions of global information warfare. AI-driven technologies, such as deepfakes and sophisticated bot networks, have become pivotal tools of disinformation campaigns carried out by authoritarian regimes. This article highlights the information security threats posed by AI-driven technologies. The authors examine Russia’s approach to using AI...
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NODAL DEFENCE AND UKRAINE’S NATO ASPIRATIONS
This article describes how Ukraine is applying for NATO membership at a time when the European security architecture is becoming more fragmented. Specifically, as much as NATO continues to provide a coherent, multilateral framework that organises European security relations, various bilateral and ‘minilateral’ security formats have proliferated across the continent, while different members of this...
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PERFECT STORM FOR UKRAINIAN FOREIGN STRATEGY
Even though the full-scale invasion of Russia in 2022 has changed the global and European geopolitical landscape, there have already been signs of so-called ‘war fatigue’ or getting back to business as usual. However, Ukraine’s perception of the world and its role within it has irrevocably changed. This article explores the transformation of Ukraine’s role...
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