European Union – UA: Ukraine Analytica

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BEYOND MORAL SUPPORT: UKRAINE’S RECOVERY IN LIGHT OF ITS ACCESSION TO THE EUROPEAN UNION

Following Russia’s war of aggression, Ukraine faces the monumental task of rebuilding its infrastructure and institutions. Despite the ongoing conflict, the European Union has granted Ukraine candidate status for membership, highlighting a resilient partnership. Looking at the post-war recovery experiences of Serbia and Kosovo, and their ongoing trajectories towards EU membership, this paper explores the…

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THE EUROPEAN UNION’S 2024-2027 PLAN FOR THE RECONSTRUCTION OF UKRAINE: PRIORITIES AND CHALLENGES

In June 2023, the European Commission presented a New Ukraine Facility of €50 billion. This plan may undergo a number of modifications given that the war started by Russia against Ukraine continues, and that the timing of its end is unpredictable. This paper examines the priorities and challenges faced by the European Union regarding the…

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SECURITY THROUGH OTHER MEANS? PROSPECTS FOR EUROPEAN-UKRAINIAN DEFENCE INTEGRATION

The 2009 Treaty of Lisbon introduced a concept known as the “Common Security and Defence Policy” to the legal structures of the European Union. While not initially envisioned as a military pact, the Treaty of Lisbon saw the expansion of the EU’s policy purview and laid the groundwork for the European Union to act as…

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IS LOSS OF TERRITORY BY EASTERN EUROPEAN STATES WHEN CHOOSING INTEGRATION WITH THE WEST INEVITABLE?

Thirty years after the post-Soviet republics’ independence was proclaimed and internationally recognized, the nations of the Eastern European region continue to struggle to protect their sovereignty, against the backdrop of permanent political and economic instability, military conflicts, and security challenges. In this paper it is argued that pro-Western orientation and desire to participate in Western…

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RESILIENCE-BUILDING AS A TOOL OF EU PRAGMATIC FOREIGN AND SECURITY POLICY

Resilience-building as one of the EU’s major approaches to foreign and security policy enshrined in the EU Global strategy came about as a result of EU foreign policy and security identity shaping as well as the changing nature of its engagement in neighbouring areas. It reflected the declining share of the EU’s soft interventionism and…

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THE EUROPEAN CONCEPT OF RESILIENCE AS A TOOL OF GEOECONOMIC COMPETITION WITH RUSSIA

This article aims to examine how the European Union (EU) exercises the concept of resilience to achieve its strategic foreign policy goals. Specifically, the case of the Eastern Partnership (EaP) is covered. The article proceeds as follows. First, the origins and definition of resilience are explored to provide the background for further reasoning. Second, the…

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INTERNATIONAL POLITICS – A PERIL FOR INTERNATIONAL SECURITY? WHAT SHAPED THE COVID-19 CRISIS

The narrative around the COVID-19 pandemic is significantly focused on its future implications. This article, however, explores the pandemic retrospectively. It does so by giving an account of the way the COVID-19 crisis was shaped from the very beginning to understand the drivers behind some of the nowadays’ national, regional, and international issues and what…

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EU PEACE INITIATIVES IN THE PALESTINIAN-ISRAELI CONFLICT: PRINCIPLES AND ACTIONS

Threats to the EU from the conflicts in its southern neighbourhood do not let it keep aloof. EU peace efforts in the Palestinian-Israeli conflict are one of the key instances of the European peacekeeping activities in the Middle East. The article aims at analysing actions the EU has taken on political (negotiation process and mediation)…

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EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE EASTERN PARTNERSHIP

The European Parliament is often criticised for being unaccountable to its citizens and highly technocratic. The main decisions are made in the committees and there is hardly any debate in the plenary. This apolitical nature of the EP will likely be changed in this new legislative period, shaping a more politicised European assembly. What does…

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Hard Talk: Ukraine’s Foreign Policy beyond EU and NATO

PANEL I: UKRAINE’S POLICY BEYOND EUROPE What are the current state of affairs between Ukraine and non-EU states? Does Ukraine have foreign policy strategy towards Asia, Middle East, Balkans, Africa? Can Ukraine allow itself to have only EU and NATO as foreign policy priorities? Speakers: Dr Hanna Hopko, Head of the Parliamentary Committee on…

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