New Generation Leadership in Shaping EU Foreign Policy in the Face of the Crisis in Ukraine and the Annexation of Crimea
Journal: Journal of Security and Sustainability Issues
Year: 2023

The article analyzes how Germany, particularly through the Ukrainian crisis that began in 2014, has been placed at the decision-making center of the EU’s Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP), thus becoming the de facto chief architect after Poland of the EU’s response to Russia’s armed aggression against Ukraine. The article highlights the internal and external implications of this role, including in other policy areas in particular with regard to the Baltic States. To do so, we must first