Bertelsmann Stiftung (ed.)

Julia Kazdobina, Miriam Kosmehl, Torben Schütz, Susan Stewart

Bridging Security and Political Governance in Ukraine-EU Relations: How to Calibrate European Integration and Security Cooperation

Format Type
Brochure
Date of publication
18/12/2024
DOI
10.11586/2024190
Edition
1. edition
Volume/Format
20 pages, Brochure
Delivery status
Available

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Description

The war of aggression by an imperialist nuclear power against Ukraine – simultaneously aimed at reshaping the European security order – has led the EU to abandon its previous distinction between neighbourhood and enlargement policies. Brussels is now pursuing broader enlargement as a strategy to position the Union as a more influential (security) actor in a world increasingly defined by geopolitical challenges.

In this paper, we argue that Ukraine's EU accession process is unique in several key aspects and examine how this process should be navigated. We stress the importance of expanding the EU’s own scope of action and aligning security and integration strategies, while also accounting for the unpredictability of security cooperation with the United States.

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