A Perfect Storm; Or What Went Wrong and What Went Right for the EU in Ukraine

Hiski Haukkala

Europe-Asia Studies, 2016, vol. 68, issue 4, 653-664

Abstract: This essay analyses and discusses the background and the evolution of the conflict in Ukraine in light of the wider contestation between the European Union and Russia. The main argument is that the conflict in Ukraine is first and foremost a symptom and not the root cause of the wider conflict between Russia and the West. The essay puts particular emphasis on examining the problems in the EU’s approach concerning the East. In particular the problems in policy and scenario planning are pointed out. The essay ends with conclusions, warning of the potential for a wider rupture and even conflict between the EU and the West and Russia.

Date: 2016
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