European Security

Prof. Dr. Klemens H. Fischer

doi:10.5771/9783748936459

Summary

War with all its horrors has returned to the continent. Russia, with her war against Ukraine, has turned the entire post-war order upside down and triggered another crisis for Europe.

Geopolitics must be based on a clear vision of a desired state, an assessment of the environment and an honest analysis of one’s own capabilities and means. The (geo)political decision must explore all legal boundaries to put aggressors permanently in their place. The EU has experienced a series of crises since 2008. Only a ‚sine ira et studio‘ approach will overcome this permanent crisis. This book presents the geopolitical options for security, foreign and economic policy, and strategic decisions.

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Bibliographic data

Publication year: 2022
Publication date: 13.12.2022
ISBN-Print: 978-3-7560-0345-7
ISBN-Online: 978-3-7489-3645-9
Publisher: Nomos, Baden-Baden
Series: AIES-Beiträge zur Europa- und Sicherheitspolitik
Volume: 7
Language: English
Pages: 301
Product type: Edited Book

Titelei/Inhaltsverzeichnis No access Pages 1 - 14
1. Bifurcation of the Global System No access Pages 15 - 26
2. How Russia´s aggression towards Ukraine affected the Visegrád Group No access Pages 27 - 32
3. Cyber and Information Warfare No access Pages 33 - 37
4. Implications for the Space Domain No access Pages 38 - 44
5. European Defence in times of the Ukraine War No access Pages 45 - 52
6. Conclusion No access Pages 53 - 53
7. ANNEX: Recommendations for Austria No access Pages 54 - 60
1. Franz Leitgeb
  1. The Return of Conventional War and some Initial Military Lessons Identified No access
  2. Crisis in (Military) Crisis Management No access
  3. Conceptual Update – EU and NATO No access
  4. Finland and Sweden join NATO No access
  5. Military Consequences for European Defence No access
  6. European Defence – EU or NATO? No access
2. Jochen Rehrl
  1. Introduction No access
  2. The European Peace Facility No access
  3. What else do we have No access
  4. What else do we need No access
  5. Conclusion No access
  6. Annex No access
1. Elisabeth Kornfeind
  1. The war that changes everything No access
  2. 1. I. The EU’s Global Compass and its references to NATO No access
    2. 1. 1. EU-NATO Cooperation A Common Vision of Cooperation? No access
      2. 2. Finland’s and Sweden’s accession to NATO – a more European NATO? No access
      3. 3. Consequences for Austria within the framework of its Partnership with NATO No access
2. Vivian Beaupoil
  1. Introduction No access
  2. Geopolitical challenge - De facto states in the post-Soviet space No access
  3. 1. The emergence of Transdniestria and its conflict resolution process No access
    2. Conflict resolution attempts and the increasing importance of the West No access
    3. Russia´s attempts to destabilize Ukraine – aggravation of conflict lines No access
    4. The COVID-19 Pandemic and Moldova’s turn to the West No access
  4. 1. Russia’s war against Ukraine – A short summary No access
    2. Reactions of Moldova No access
    3. Reactions of Transdniestria No access
    4. Geopolitical Implications for the Transdniestrian conflict No access
  5. Conclusion No access
1. Isabella Lindner
  1. Introduction No access
  2. Financial Sanctions against Russia and their repercussions No access
  3. Increasing the effectiveness and usefulness of financial sanctions No access
  4. Inflation – an underestimated macro-economic effect of sanctions? No access
  5. Financial Market Stability in the EU – a general warning No access
  6. A more multipolar international financial system? No access
  7. Conclusions No access
2. Tina Zeinlinger
  1. Introduction No access
  2. 1. 1.1. Financing Wars: Central Banks as Money Printing Machines No access
    2. 1. 1.2.1. The United States’ Extraterritorial Freeze Orders No access
      2. 1.2.2. Europe’s Extraterritorial Freeze Orders No access
  3. 1. 2.1. The Nature of Asset Freezes No access
    2. 2.2. UN Regulations No access
    3. 2.3. US Regulations No access
    4. 2.4. EU Regulations No access
  4. 1. 3.1. The ECB’s Mandate No access
    2. 3.2. The Fed’s Mandate No access
    3. 3.3. The Accumulation of Mandates No access
  5. 1. 4.1. Sanctions imposed on the CBR No access
    2. 1. Freezing CBR’s Assets No access
        Confiscating CBR’s Assets No access
      2. 4.2.2. Legitimacy No access
      3. 4.2.3. Financial Stability No access
      4. 4.2.4. Geopolitical Stability No access
    3. 1. 4.3.1. Historical Effectiveness No access
      2. 4.3.2. Expected Effectiveness No access
  6. Conclusion No access
1. Klemens H. Fischer
  1. The Swan has landed – Why Black is not Black but Grey – On the Predictability of Events and the Decisive Role of a single Pawn on the Chessboard No access
  2. Geopolitics as Anticipatory Assessment of the Situation – Reading one Opponent’s Mind and avoiding to be trapped by Маскировка No access
  3. War by Other Means – Economic and Political Measures against the Aggressor – On Surgical Interventions and Glass Ceilings No access
  4. Economic Measures – Sanctions No access
  5. Political Measures – Isolation and Pariah Status No access
  6. Maintaining the Balance between Carpet Bombing and Surgical Intervention No access
  7. Multiple Shades of Truth – Prerequisites for Convincing One's Own People and Dividing the Opposing Ones without Falling into the Populism Trap No access
  8. On the Pursuit of the EU's Foreign and Security Policy Objectives by Appropriate Means – From Geopolitical Co-player to Key Player No access
About the Authors No access Pages 299 - 301