TRANSFORMING THE WESTPHALIAN DILEMMA: GERMAN MEDIATION OF THE TRANSNISTRIAN CONFLICT AND LESSONS FOR UKRAINE
TRANSFORMING THE WESTPHALIAN DILEMMA: GERMAN MEDIATION OF THE TRANSNISTRIAN CONFLICT AND LESSONS FOR UKRAINE
Author(s): Marianna PRYSIAZHNIUKSubject(s): Governance, Security and defense, Military policy, Geopolitics, Peace and Conflict Studies
Published by: PIC Promotion of the Intercultural Cooperation
Keywords: Germany; Transnistrian conflict; mediation; Westphalian system; sovereignty; frozen conflicts; post-Soviet space; European Union; diplomacy; conflict resolution; 5+2 negotiation format; Meseberg Process; Berlin Protocol;
Summary/Abstract: As one of the largest EU member-states, Germany has played a pivotal, though often disputed, role in shaping the diplomatic prospects of the post-Soviet frozen conflicts landscape. This article analyses the evolution of German policy towards the Transnistrian conflict, including the broader negotiation framework of ‘5+2’. Special attention is also given to the Meseberg Process (2010), Berlin Protocol (2016), and ‘Berlin Plus’ package for identifying key lessons learned from Berlin’s mediation efforts, with its possible scaling up to the context of the RussianUkrainian war.
Journal: Ukraine Analytica
- Issue Year: 11/2025
- Issue No: 02 (37)
- Page Range: 33-41
- Page Count: 9
- Language: English
