The Security of the Pontic-Baltic Region and Russia's Great Power Status

Authors

  • Mihail Dobre Faculty of History, University of Bucharest Author

Keywords:

Russian expansionism, Pontic-Baltic isthmus, post-Cold War status quo, Great Power status, Russian commitments to the UN and the OSCE

Abstract

Russia became a great power fighting for supremacy in the area between the Baltic Sea and the Black Sea; the USSR met its objectives at the end of WW2; post-Cold War Russia looked initially as a normal state, but started to act aggressively after 2000; Russia did so neglecting its obligations in accordance with the UN Charter and the Helsinki Final Act; Moscow’s 2022 aggression on Ukraine calls into question even Russia’s great power status.

Author Biography

  • Mihail Dobre, Faculty of History, University of Bucharest

    Lecturer, Faculty of History, University of Bucharest, PhD. in History

E-AS6-2023-5

Published

2024-04-03

Issue

Vol. 6 (2023): Euro-Atlantic Studies New Series

Section

Articles