The Ukraine Crisis and the End of the Post-Cold War European Order: Options for NATO and the EU
Journal: Research at the University of Copenhagen (University of Copenhagen)
Year: 2014

The Ukraine Crisis has changed European and US security policy. Irrespective of the impact the crisis will have in the short, medium and long term, the Russian intervention in Ukraine, the annexation of Crimea and the subsequent destabilisation of eastern Ukraine will have far-reaching consequences for the following three reasons:<br/>1. It will reduce strategic warning due to Russia’s will and ability to use armed force in its neighbouring area.<br/>2. It is apparently the definitive Russian de