The Ukraine Crisis as a Challenge to Human Security in Europe – Lars-Erik Lundin

Title: The Ukraine Crisis as a Challenge to Human Security in Europe
Author: Lars-Erik Lundin

The Ukraine Crisis as a Challenge to Human Security in Europe [Lundin]

Abstract

The package of measures agreed upon at the summit in Minsk on 11–12 February 2015 depends on the implementation of the agreed ceasefire. The stakes are high. The high priority given to an increase in defence expenditures in Russia in combination with a possible further aggressive posture may lead to a further escalation which imperfect international governance may be unable to prevent. The West needs longer-term cooperative solutions. Isolating Russia cannot be the objective. The combined impact of restrictive measures, the oil price and non-decisions to cooperate may have devastating consequences for Russia – and the West. The OSCE participating states agreed at the Astana summit in 2010 to reaffirm the principles and commitments since the inception of the CSCE process 40 years ago. But the way forward in addressing common-ground concerns so far remains blocked. This is tragic from the perspective of the wider human security agenda.

Keywords

OSCE – crisis – conflict – Ukraine – Russia – EU – US

Metadata

Title: The Ukraine Crisis as a Challenge to Human Security in Europe
Author: Lars-Erik Lundin
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1163/18750230-02503003
Language: English
Year: 2014
Volume: 25
Issue: 3
Pages: 277–286
In: Security and Human Rights
E-ISSN: 1875-0230