Conceptions of the Realist Current in the Recent International Context. Case Study: The Conflict in Ukraine
Conceptions of the Realist Current in the Recent International Context. Case Study: The Conflict in Ukraine

Summary/Abstract: The opposition of the two fundamental currents of thought in international relations, i.e. realism and liberalism, finds a fertile ground for unfolding and intense debates in the context of the emergence of the conflict in Ukraine. States have interests that they constantly pursue, these interests are not compatible, therefore it is logical for each state to have strategies that help them pursue these interests, due to the fact that the growth of one state's power is a threat to the others, and each tries to improve its position on the international stage by maximizing power, After the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, a number of former Soviet republics proclaimed their independence. The Russian Federation, although weakened in the early years, strengthened, seeking to regain its status as a great power by trying to re-include the former Soviet republics in its orbit. However, this tendency of Russia came into opposition with the expansions of NATO and the EU in Eastern Europe. The two organizations have become, under these conditions, a stake for the former Soviet republics. Thus, the conflict in Ukraine, initially started as a confrontation between the Kiev regime and pro-Russian separatist militias, became an indirect confrontation between Russia and the West, in an attempt to restore hegemony in the area and the balance of power.

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