Essays about: "EU Russia relation"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 21 essays containing the words EU Russia relation.
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1. The Pursuit of European Strategic Autonomy : Balancing or Hedging Foreign Policy Behaviour in Relation to Russia?
University essay from Högskolan Väst/Institutionen för ekonomi och itAbstract : Following the publication of the European Union Global Strategy in 2016 where the EU officially announced its quest for European Strategic Autonomy (ESA), a policy initiative toenable EU’s capacity to act autonomously in the realm of security and defence, this study poses the following research question: What type of foreign policy behaviour does the EU exhibit in security and defence through its quest for strategic autonomy? Broadly based in realism, the study is designed as a single case-study of EU foreign policy behaviour in relation to Russia and analyses whether the pursuit of ESA entails a balancing or hedging EU foreign policy behaviour. By doing so, the study contributes theoretically, by disentangling and operationalising these two concepts analytically, and empirically, by applying them to an EU context and investigating their presence. READ MORE
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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 fakultetenAbstract : 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
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3. Speaking with one voice : The European Union’s path of changed actorness in the Eastern Partnership despite long term differences in foreign policy views of its Member States
University essay from FörsvarshögskolanAbstract : This paper explores the actorness of the European Union (EU), and how it has developed within the Eastern Partnership (EaP) in the aftermath of Russia’s war in Ukraine. Through the theoretical lens derived from The Multiple Streams Framework, understanding is brought regarding intra-EU dynamics in relation to the union’s outer international context and geopolitical positioning. READ MORE
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4. Energy Security on a Tightrope
University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : This study questions how the European green transition impacts the EU’s relations to China, from a geoeconomics perspective. The basis of the study lies in the global political climate caused by the rules-based international order being challenged by China (and Russia), opposing the EU. READ MORE
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5. Restrictive Measures: A Study of the Legality of Countermeasures and EU's Sanctions Imposed on Russia and Iran
University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Juridiska fakultetenAbstract : Denna uppsats har undersökt konceptet kontraåtgärder inom folkrätten i förhållande till EU:s användning av sanktioner som ett medel för att tvinga efterlevnad av internationella förpliktelser. En kontraåtgärd är en åtgärd som i sig själv är olaglig men blir laglig när den tas som svar på en annans stats olagliga handling. READ MORE
