Ograničenja zajedničkih politika Europske unije u odnosu na Ukrajinsku krizu 2014. godine

master's thesis

• Title (english): Limitations of the EU policies in relation to the Ukraine crisis in 2014
• Author: Sandra Bartol
• Mentor: Ružica Jakešević (mentor)
• Granter: University of Zagreb; The Faculty of Political Science; (Department of International Relations and Security Studies); Zagreb
• Defense date and country: 2016-09-06, Croatia
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: SOCIAL SCIENCES; Political Science; International Relations and National Security

Abstract

Ruska agresija na Ukrajinu 2014. godine nije samo napad na suverenitet, teritorijalni integritet, i miran razvoj jednog od najvećih susjeda Europske unije već predstavlja i opsežne posljedice za Europu u cjelini. Posljednja Ukrajinska kriza tako dovodi u pitanje cjelokupnu arhitekturu, pravila i institucije europske sigurnosti, koje su se izgradile nakon završetka Hladnog rata. Ona zapravo otkriva višestruku ranjivost u mnogim područjima Europske Unije. U ovom diplomskom radu tvrdim kako su nejedinstvenost zajedničke vanjske politike, ekonomska međuovisnost Europske Unije i Rusije te europska energetska ovisnost o Rusiji ograničili Europsku Uniju da učinkovito djeluje u međunarodnoj krizi kao što je Ukrajinska te da su rezultirali negativnim ekonomskim posljedicama za samu Europsku Uniju i ugrozili njezin utjecaj kao važnog aktera na međunarodnoj sceni. Analizom primarnih i sekundarnih izvora ovih tri područja – vanjska politika, trgovina i energija – prikazane su posljedice novonastalih promjena na istoku Europe. Europska zajednička vanjska i sigurnosna politika pokazala se nezrelom i neučinkovitom, ekonomske sankcije kritičnim za europsko gospodarstvo, a energetska ovisnost o Rusiji isplivala kao vrlo opasan problem koji ne samo da je diktirao smjer krize, prije svega negativno za EU, već i pokazao kako Europska Unija mora svoju energetsku politiku mijenjati iz temelja. Doprinosom području međunarodnih odnosa te području europskih javnih politika, ovaj rad predstavlja pokušaj da se rasvijetli jedna od najvećih kriza na europskom tlu u post-bipolarnom poretku, te ukaže na fundamentalna ograničenja koja su Europsku Uniju dovela u nezavidnu poziciju u odnosima s nepredvidivom Rusijom.

Abstract (english)

Russian aggression against Ukraine in 2014 represents not only an attack on the sovereignty, territorial integrity, and peaceful development of one of the biggest neighbors of the European Union but also the extensive consequences for Europe as a whole. Last Ukrainian crisis actually questions the overall architecture, the rules and institutions of European security, which were built after the end of the Cold War, and reveals multiple vulnerabilities in many other areas of the European Union. This master thesis argues that the disunity of the common foreign policy, economic interdependence between the EU and Russia and European energy dependence on Russia restrict the EU to act effectively in the international crisis such as the Ukrainian one and result in negative economic consequences for the European Union itself as well as jeopardize its influence as an important actor on the international stage. The analysis of primary and secondary sources of these three areas - foreign policy, trade and energy - shows the consequences of the newly emerging changes in eastern Europe. The European Common Foreign and Security Policy has proven to be immature and inefficient, economic sanctions critical to the European economy, and the energy dependence on Russia emerged as an extremely dangerous problem that not only dictated the course of the crisis, especially negative one for the EU, but also showed how the European Union and its energy policy should change fundamentally. By contributing to the field of international relations and the area of European public policy, this paper attempts to shed light on one of the biggest crisis on European soil in the post-bipolar order, and point out the fundamental limitations that brought the European Union in an unenviable position in relations with the unpredictable Russia.

• Keywords: Rusija; Ukrajina; Ukrajinska kriza; Europska Unija; međunarodni odnosi; europske javne politike; zajednička vanjska i sigurnosna politika; trgovina; sankcije; energetska politika
• Keywords (english): Russia; Ukraine; the Ukrainian crisis; the European Union; international relations; European public policy; common foreign and security policy; trade; sanctions; energy policy
• Language: croatian
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:114:678136
• Study programme: Title: Political Science; Study programme type: university; Study level: graduate; Academic / professional title: magistar/magistra politologije (magistar/magistra politologije)
• Type of resource: Text
• File origin: Born digital
• Access conditions: Access restricted to students and staff of home institution
• Created on: 2016-11-16 11:01:18