Central and Eastern Europe: the Globalization Process, and Hybrid Threats, Viewed through Political and Legal Aspects

• Author: Anatolii Frantsuz
• Position: Hero of Ukraine, Honored Lawyer of Ukraine, Doctor of Science in Law, Professor, 'KROK' University (Kyiv, Ukraine)
• Pages: 24-31

Ukrainian Policymaker, Volume 6, 2020

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Central and Eastern Europe:

the Globalization Process, and Hybrid Threats,

Viewed through Political and Legal Aspects

Anatolii Frantsuz1

Hero of Ukraine, Honored Lawyer of Ukraine, Doctor of Science in Law, Professor,

“KROK” University (Kyiv, Ukraine)

E-mail: АnatoliyFJ@krok.edu.ua

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2861-1252

Frantsuz, Anatolii (2020) Central and Eastern Europe — the Globalization Process, Hybrid

Threats: Political and Legal Aspects. Ukrainian Policymaker, Volume 6, 24-31. https://doi.

org/10.29202/up/6/3

Central and Eastern Europe have a special place in the new multipolar world order, shaped by the

inuence of the European Union, the United States of America, People’s Republic of China, and the

Russian Federation. To understand the European perspective in the rules-based international order, the

geopolitical trajectory of the region and its status in international law should be discussed with regard to

the whole scope of historical, political, economic, and ecological issues. The hybrid globalization process

includes divisions and armed conicts initiated for the sake of far-reaching global interests. Central and

Eastern Europe today, after the Russian aggression against Ukraine, is turned into a frontline of the

conict between the global East and West. Russian militarism, predictably dangerous and insidious, in

propaganda presents its thrusts as a reaction to the militarization of the region by the NATO forces. The

annexation of Crimea, military invasion into Eastern Ukraine, and arms race are examples of Russian

imperialist policies. Robust strategy and meaningful transformations are needed to prepare Central and

Eastern Europe for future challenges and threats in a contingent geopolitical environment.

Keywords: globalization, Central and Eastern Europe, sustainable development, multipolarity,

hybrid war, terrorism

Received: March 12, 2020; accepted: April 18, 2020

© Frantsuz, Anatolii, 2020