Essays about: "Thesis eu russia"

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  1. 1. Conceptualising European Strategic Autonomy : A Qualitative Content Analysis of ESA Understandings in Finland and Sweden

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Carl Naylor; [2024]
    Keywords : European Strategic Autonomy ESA ; Versailles Declaration; European security; Finland; Sweden;

    Abstract : European Strategic Autonomy (ESA) has become one of the key concepts in the European security debate. Its essential meaning is that European states need to collectively ensure their autonomy to act independently of external parties in the wake of unfolding geopolitical shifts, such as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. READ MORE

  2. 2. From Freezing to Seizing? A Critical Analysis of State Immunity in Relation to Seizing Russian Central Bank Assets for Ukraine

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Juridiska fakulteten

    Author : Johan Rejare; [2023]
    Keywords : folkrätt; public international law; state immunity; statsimmunitet; immunitet; konfiskering; seizure; property; EU; Ukraine; Russia; aggression; international crimes; accountability; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : In response to Russia’s aggression and illegal use of force against Ukraine in 2022, in violation of the UN Charter, the EU and other partners adopted sanctions immobilising or freezing the assets of the National Central Bank of Russia, assets possibly amounting to over €300 billion. The war has caused enormous and incalculable damages to Ukraine and its infrastructure, economy and people. READ MORE

  3. 3. The Effect of Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine on the Political Imaginary of European Right-Wing Populist Parties

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Wilma Nyman; [2023]
    Keywords : Western right-wing populist parties; Russia; political imaginary; political narratives; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : The polarizing effect on the relationship between the West and Russia poses poses challenges to the otherwise close ties between right-wing populist parties and Russia. The thesis utilizes political imaginary in conjunction with political narratives to understand the impact of Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2022 on the political imaginaries of the Sweden Democrats, the National Rally, and the Freedom Party The study specifically explores how these parties perceive Russia as their leader, their opposition to the European Union (EU), and thus also the underlying tension between populism and liberal democracy. READ MORE

  4. 4. Discursive Identities in Foreign Policy : A poststructuralist discourse analysis of the EU’s foreign policy discourse on China at the time of war

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Sara Lindholm; [2023]
    Keywords : identities; foreign policy; discourses; discourse analysis; European Union; EU; China; poststructuralism;

    Abstract : How do shifting geopolitical landscapes influence foreign policy discourses and identities of international actors? This thesis analyses the discursive identities constructed in the European Union’s official foreign policy discourse on China since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The EU-China relationship is complex, and recent literature has identified that the EU’s discourse toward China has become more assertive and securitized. READ MORE

  5. 5. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine: a tone setter for Euroscepticism at the EU’s external border regions? A quantitative study on the changes in Euroscepticism at the EU’s external borders after times of border insecurity, crisis and refugee influxes

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Jonathan Giedraitis; [2023]
    Keywords : Euroscepticism; The EU’s external borders; The war in Ukraine; Public opinion; The European Union; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : This thesis aimed to determine if Euroscepticism is demonstrated to shift in the EU’s external border regions after sudden border insecurities, compared to other types of regions. This field was explored due to previous researchers claiming that the EU’s border regions are particularly susceptible to changes in Euroscepticism due to sudden border insecurity. READ MORE