The Ukrainian Crisis: Between National Preferences/Interests of EU Member States and EU Security 183
The Ukrainian Crisis: Between National Preferences/Interests of EU Member States and EU Security 183

Summary/Abstract: Until presently the year of 2014 can be easily called the Ukrainian year. From its beginning the spotlight was mainly captured by the domestic situation from Ukraine and how it affects the regional level of security and the image of both Russia and the EU at the international level. After passing through several gas crisis, the 2008 Georgian war and faced with the Ukrainian refusal to sign the Association Agreement, the EU seems to be still incapable of fully managing the security level at its frontiers although claiming to be a global player. The different national preferences pose more pressure on the unitary position of the EU and threaten to create further disfunctionalities regarding the political identity of the organization.

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