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The Actorness of the EU’s State-Building in Ukraine: Before and after Crimea

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The Actorness of the EU’s State-Building in Ukraine: Before and after Crimea. / Maass, Anna Sophie.
In: Geopolitics, Vol. 25, No. 2, 14.03.2020, p. 387-406.

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Maass AS. The Actorness of the EU’s State-Building in Ukraine: Before and after Crimea. Geopolitics. 2020 Mar 14;25(2):387-406. Epub 2019 Jan 14. doi: 10.1080/14650045.2018.1559149

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title = "The Actorness of the EU{\textquoteright}s State-Building in Ukraine: Before and after Crimea",
abstract = "In the aftermath of the EU{\textquoteright}s diplomatic mission to resolve the Orange Revolution in 2004, several Russian policy makers perceived the EU as an aggressive actor which sought to undermine Russia{\textquoteright}s influence in the post-Soviet space. About a decade later, Russian policy makers are mocking the EU{\textquoteright}s limited abilities in the ongoing Ukraine crisis. The purpose of this article is to explain the reasons for this change of the EU{\textquoteright}s abilities by focusing on its state-building in Ukraine. The article examines the EU{\textquoteright}s state-building initiatives in Ukraine between November 2013 and July 2015. The article assesses the factors which shape the EU{\textquoteright}s state-building in Ukraine. It argues that the EU{\textquoteright}s state-building was hampered by two interrelated factors. First, the EU did not possess the policy tools to counter-balance Russia{\textquoteright}s affirmative foreign policy towards Ukraine which was reflected in Crimea{\textquoteright}s annexation to Russia. Second, as a consequence, this annexation turned Ukraine into a case of contested statehood.",
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