Ukraine: The war that could be avoided and which could drag Europe into a world confrontation

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https://doi.org/10.17398/2695-7728.38.187

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Ukraine, war, European Union, United States, Russia, China, nuclear threat

Abstract

The invasion of Ukraine by Russia, which began on February 22, 2022, has brought about an absolute change in the European and Western security scenario. But the conflict did not come from the blue. A series of action, on the part of both sides, drove us to the current situation, for which an uncertain and potentially threatening horizon is in sight. The United States is configured as the great winner, while the European Union suffers the consequences (economic, energetic, social, etc.) of the strategy imposed by Washington, which could drag the EU into a global confrontation, when it should design a strategy that defending his interests, allow it to recover its desired strategic autonomy.

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Author Biography

  • José Luis Pontijas Calderón, University Carlos III
    PhD in Applied Economics from the UAH. Associate Professor at UC3M in Strategic Studies, Security and Defense. Euro-Atlantic Security Analyst at the Institute for Strategic Studies from 2017 to 2022. He is an artillery colonel. Diploma of Staff in the Reserve. He has participated in peacekeeping operations (Bosnia, DR Congo and Afghanistan) and with postings at the Eurocorps Headquarters (Strasbourg) and the European Union Military Staff (Brussels).   PhD in Applied Economics from the UAH. Associate Professor at UC3M in Strategic Studies, Security and Defense. Euro-Atlantic Security Analyst at the Institute for Strategic Studies from 2017 to 2022. He is an artillery colonel. Diploma of Staff in the Reserve. He has participated in peacekeeping operations (Bosnia, DR Congo and Afghanistan) and with postings at the Eurocorps Headquarters (Strasbourg) and the European Union Military Staff (Brussels).              

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Published

2023-01-20

Issue

No. 38 (2022)

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Monographic Section

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Ukraine: The war that could be avoided and which could drag Europe into a world confrontation. (2023). Anuario De La Facultad De Derecho. Universidad De Extremadura, 38, 187-206. https://doi.org/10.17398/2695-7728.38.187