Security Guarantees as Balancing Ukraine with Russia: Reflections on Geopolitical Theories
Journal: SpringerBriefs in international relations
Year: 2025

The discussions about “security guarantees” for Ukraine need to take into consideration a large picture of the balance of power to introduce mechanisms to deter further Russian aggressions. Theories of geopolitics and international relations represented by Halford Mackinder, Karl Haushofer, John Mearsheimer, and Henry Kissinger are of importance to visualize such a large picture of balancing. Balance for a ceasefire would not contradict legitimacy for a peace agreement. Flexible manners of intro