The Covid-19 pandemic - a source for geopolitical change? The case of Eastern Europe
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2020-12
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National University of Political Studies and Public Administration - Department of International Relations and European Integration
Abstract
The world's tectonics seem to be changing faster than before, considering the current Covid-19 pandemic. Understanding the general, global sources for change that drive the major powers' national interests is key to understanding Eastern European geopolitical trends. This research paper looks at the impact the Covid-19 pandemic has had so far on the world, considering the main geopolitical questions that have been raised during the last nine months since the pandemic started. It also addresses the pandemic effects on Europe, focusing on the challenges for Eastern Europe during the short and medium term. Conclusions refer to the way the regional balancing act changes, depending on how the EU, the US, China and Russia change position globally and how their strategies intersect with one another and with those of the countries in the Eastern Europe.
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This is an open access article, available at: https://europolity.eu/2020-vol-14-no-2/
The article is published in EUROPOLITY Continuity and Change in European Governance, a biannual peer reviewed open access international academic journal published under the aegis of the Department of International Relations and European Integration of the National University of Political Studies and Public Administration, through the Centre of European Studies (CES).
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COVID-19, European Union (EU), Global balance, Eastern Europe
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Colibasanu O.-A. (2020). The Covid-19 Pandemic - A Source for Geopolitical Change? The Case of Eastern Europe. Europolity - Continuity and Change in European Governance, 14(2), 55–87.