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190070
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This article considers differentiated cooperation between European Union (EU) member states and third countries in diplomatic statements at the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE). Using a novel dataset on interventions in OSCE Permanent Council meetings, it analyzes when and why third countries align with the EU's positions. The observed alignment patterns underline the complexity of third country motivations to form part of the EU's diplomatic alliances, such as their institutional proximity to the organization, or their own involvement in regional conflicts. In so doing the article explores the limits of differentiated diplomatic cooperation with the EU in multilateral security organizations. It also points to the constraints the EU faces when trying to establish itself as a relevant player in European and international security through diplomatic acceptance and amplification of its own views by others.
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ID:
193365
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On 11th July 2023 NATO meeting was held in Vilnius the capital of Lithuania when the President
of Ukraine Mr. Zelensky was also invited to attend, even though Ukraine is not a member of NATO. This is a global significant event and hence an effort has been made to highlight few important issues.
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ID:
159781
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This article focuses on how the European Union’s (EU) mediation activities during the Russia-Ukraine and Israel-Palestine conflicts are perceived by local elites. Our analysis is based on recent interviews with decision makers in Ukraine, Israel and Palestine. Consistent with this special issue, we investigate perceptions of EU roles, strategies and effectiveness. We suggest that the EU’s relation to the parties may affect their perceptions of EU conflict mediation efforts. Specifically, we expect that the EU is perceived as a biased mediator in both cases due to perceived close relations to one or more conflict parties. However, contrary to our expectations and widespread assumption in mediation theory, while such a bias exists, we found it is not perceived as a main cause of EU ineffectiveness. Other factors, including the prominence of other mediators and internal EU disunity, are perceived as more detrimental to EU efficacy.
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ID:
189568
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Turkey’s prohibition of passage through the Black Sea straits by all foreign warships—including NATO’s—is difficult to justify under the Montreux Convention; Ankara more likely invoked it to mitigate repercussions from Moscow. Doing so tarnishes the country’s status as an honest broker and faithful guardian of the convention, which could have unintended long-term consequences.
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ID:
189845
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This article is an attempt to explain the reasons for the restoration of
Soviet symbols in those regions of Ukraine that have come under Russian
control as a result of the current conflict, using the concepts of ‘crisis
of representation’ and ‘grassroots patriotism.’ It stresses that what is
happening cannot be explained as “the restoration of Soviet totalitarianism”
with support from the Russian authorities, who take a different position
towards the Soviet past. It is also shown that the appeal to Soviet values
is an obvious consequence of the trauma of the 1990s, experienced by the
entire post-Soviet space, that has not been overcome in mass mentality and
the ideological domain.
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ID:
193408
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