Ukrainian Reforms Impact Foreign Relations

Dingwei Ma

doi:10.54691/bcpssh.v21i.3514

Authors

Dingwei Ma

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54691/bcpssh.v21i.3514

Keywords:

Ukraine Reforms, Foreign Relations.

Abstract

Ukraine and Russia’s military conflicthave put Ukraine's past reforms under the spotlight. Foreign and domestic policy reforms made after the nation’s independence in 1991 are believed to have triggered Russia’s military operation. It was aimed to maintainRussian strategic and economic presence in the region. Ukraine acts as a proxy for western nations such as the United States in this conflict. In the past decade, Ukraine has steered economic developments away from the Russian circle of influence under the aid of the US and EU against Russian benefits. This fight already started when Ukraine began its reforms under guidance from western nations. Over time, Ukraine and its reforms have leaned far to the west, making war inevitable with Russia. This article will analyze the reforms that led to the current war. With the international relations theories of neo-liberalism, constructivism, and realism, it is the goal of this article to analyze how Ukrainian reforms led to the current conflict.

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