The EU and the war in Ukraine

How does the war in Ukraine differ from previous crises faced by the European Union? In terms of consequences, according to Tanja Börzel (Freie Universität Berlin), whom we hosted in mid-November for the Journal of Common Market Studies (JCMS) Annual Review 2023 lecture, co-organised with CERI and Sciences Po's School of Public Affairs. Unlike the recent financial and COVID crises, this new crisis has not increased the EU's powers, nor has it put European integration on hold like the migration crisis. Professor Börzel argues that this is due to the combined use of discourses on European identity and, to a lesser extent, on European interdependence.

Watch the whole conference. Watch a short video interview with Tanja Börzel. Read Tanja Börzel's article in JCMS Annual Review (open access).

In Cogito, Sciences Po's research magazine, our researcher Matthias Thiemann examines the conditions that could make the reconstruction of Ukraine a turning point for the Union. Looking back at the EU's rapid response, he notes that the financial resources allocated to date have fallen short of what was promised, raising the dual challenge of the EU's credibility and Ukraine's stability.

Read his article in English or in French.