Ukraine's outlook for the EU membership in the context of the world order transformation

Ivan Kalashnikov

Master's thesis

Abstract:

The thesis investigates the process of Ukraine's integration to the European Union and examines the impact of the world order transformation on Ukraine's prospects and obstacles toward the EU membership, alongside with determining the challenges and possibilities it brings for Ukraine. The findings of the research has shown that the transformation of the world order has direct impact on the Ukrainian prospects to become a member of the EU.Besides that, a variety of internal and external factors had influenced Ukraine’s possibility to become a member of the EU, the combination of which represent some kind of a counterbalance. Whereas there are factors positively influencing Ukraine’s prospects to become a member of the EU, such as strong Ukraine’s national desire to integrate with Europe and the EU steps toward it, there are also the factors that act as a counterbalance and impact these prospects in a negative way, such as Russian opposition to the rapprochement, the disagreements within the EU or Ukraine’s internal problems. As a result, Ukraine does not have any clear prospects to become the EU member state in any near future.

Abstract:

The thesis investigates the process of Ukraine's integration to the European Union and examines the impact of the world order transformation on Ukraine's prospects and obstacles toward the EU membership, alongside with determining the challenges and possibilities it brings for Ukraine. The findings of the research has shown that the transformation of the world order has direct impact on the Ukrainian prospects to become a member of the EU.Besides that, a variety of internal and external factors had influenced Ukraine’s possibility to become a member of the EU, the combination of which represent some kind of a counterbalance. Whereas there are factors positively influencing Ukraine’s prospects to become a member of the EU, such as strong Ukraine’s national desire to integrate with Europe and the EU steps toward it, there are also the factors that act as a counterbalance and impact these prospects in a negative way, such as Russian opposition to the rapprochement, the disagreements within the EU or Ukraine’s internal problems. As a result, Ukraine does not have any clear prospects to become the EU member state in any near future.

Keywords

Ukraine, EU membership, world order, geopolitics

Keywords

Ukraine, EU membership, world order, geopolitics

Language used: English

Date on which the thesis was submitted / produced: 23. 8. 2018

Thesis defence

• Date of defence: 29. 5. 2019
• Supervisor: Jan Martin Rolenc
• Reader: Kristýna Stejskalová

Vysoká škola ekonomická v Praze

Master programme / field:
Mezinárodní ekonomické vztahy / International and Diplomatic Studies