NATO and Russia after Crimea: From Failed Socialization to Renewed Containment
NATO and Russia after Crimea: From Failed Socialization to Renewed Containment

Author(s): Tomáš Karásek
Subject(s): Security and defense, Military policy, Russian Aggression against Ukraine
Published by: AMO – Asociace pro mezinárodní otázky
Keywords: Russia-Ukraine conflict; territorial integrity; political sovereignty; Crimea secession; revisionist power; post-Cold War order; NATO; Euro-Atlantic community; diplomatic support; international security;
Summary/Abstract: Russia’s aggressive steps against Ukraine constitute a grave threat to the territorial integrity and political sovereignty of the country, simultaneously undermining its new, post-Yanukovych government and instigating secession of Crimea. Moreover, Russian actions also pose a serious challenge to the post-Cold War international system as such. The Euro-Atlantic community cannot afford to accept either. At this stage of the dynamics of Russia-West relations, the risks of inaction overweigh the fear of escalation. Putin’s moves must be resolutely countered. Ukraine’s territorial integrity and political sovereignty should be firmly upheld through diplomatic and economic support and defence assistance. NATO and the EU should reconsider their lukewarm position on possible accession of Ukraine and other post-Soviet countries. International community needs to be reaffirmed that the basic tenets of post-Cold war international order still apply.

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