The war in Ukraine and the challenges to public security Cover Image

Războiul din Ucraina și provocările la adresa securității publice
The war in Ukraine and the challenges to public security

Author(s): SORIN-STELIAN CĂPĂȚÎNĂ
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Politics, Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence, Criminal Law, International Law, Civil Society, Governance, Security and defense, Military policy, Penal Policy, EU-Legislation, Geopolitics, Peace and Conflict Studies, Asylum, Refugees, Migration as Policy-fields
Published by: Editura Universitară
Keywords: The war in Ukraine; public security; threats; risks; vulnerabilities; organized crime; terrorism;
Summary/Abstract: Started in February 2022, through a military aggression by Russia, the war in Ukraine represents a threat to international security, but it can affect, without reaching the generalization of the conflict, the public security of the states of Europe, but especially of the states near the area of conflict.Like any military conflict, it generates a series of crises in the economic, social, humanitarian, public order etc. The huge wave of refugees transited the states bordering the conflict, to take shelter from the war, generating a series of social problems in the destination countries.The challenges to public security must be analysed from multiple perspectives: of crime, of public pressure determined by the population of the destination countries, of the economic and social impact that the European Union states must sustain for supporting the Ukrainian war effort, and subsequently for reconstruction of affected areas.In creating scenarios of crisis evolution, past events must be considered. The refugee crisis caused by emigrants from North Africa and the Middle East has caused a series of economic and social problems in Europe, sometimes culminating in population protest movements against population that have committed delicts or crimes.Refugees or migrants are not always just helpless people running from war or repression in their countries of origin; elements that are part of organized crime networks or, why not, terrorist can easily infiltrate among them.Starting from some certain aspects, the article wants to identify and analyse potential aspects that could affect public security, in the context of the Ukrainian crisis.

  • Page Range: 37-46
  • Page Count: 9
  • Publication Year: 2023
  • Language: Romanian