TRANSFORMATIONS IN THE ARCHITECTURE OF EUROPEAN SECURITY UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF THE RUSSIAN-UKRAINIAN WAR
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.29038/2524-2679-2022-03-60-72Keywords:
information space, cybersecurity, European integration, nformation literacy, adaptation, harmonizationAbstract
The authors have analyzed and systematized the views of scholars who published articles in leading journals on international relations regarding the impact of the Russian-Ukrainian war on the transformation of the Euro-Atlantic security order. It is argued that despite the diversity of views of scholars and the still unpredic- table outcome of the war in Ukraine, today it is possible to formulate some theses on the main directions of the European order transformation.
Russia’s large-scale aggression against Ukraine, aimed at curbing Ukraine’s pro- Western course, has had the opposite effect. The NATO does not withdraw troops from the eastern regions, but it has also received new applications from Sweden and Finland; Ukraine’s pro-European identity has become even stronger; Ukraine is fighting for its right to be called a European nation with dignity and potential known all over the world. The new security reality has strengthened the unity of the collective West, the awakening of Europe in the security and defense dimen- sions, the strengthening and expansion of the NATO, the growing US presence in the region and the “end of history” of Russia’s return to the League of Super- powers.
At present, Europe and the United States are largely united in their determination to oppose Putin and prevent him from winning the war in Ukraine. In the future, it is important to maintain this unity around Ukraine in the long run. The risks of losing Ukraine are much greater than the risks of losing Russia, because they can cause irreversible damage not only to the Euro-Atlantic security system, but also to the global order, international law and world stability.
The prospects of maintaining the leading role of the United States in ensuring European security need further analysis in view of the war-induced increase in Europe’s defense capabilities, the future European and Euro-Atlantic integration of Ukraine and other states that stuck between the NATO and Russia (Georgia, Moldova).
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