Author Archives: Oleksandra Zadesenets
Oleksandra Zadesenets is an undergraduate student at the University of Glasgow, where she is pursuing a degree in International Relations. During her recent internship with the School for Policy Analysis at NaUKMA, she co-authored an analytical article on the socio-cultural aspects of the transformational processes in Ukrainian society following the 2014 Revolution of Dignity, which was presented at a scientific conference. Oleksandra's research interests cover a broad range of issues that shape international landscape. She is particularly drawn to the constructivist theory of international relations, and her area of research interest encompasses democratic transformations in post-Soviet countries, competitive authoritarian regimes, post-Cold War international affairs, closed autocracies, nationalist and dissident movements, human rights and human security, R2P, cultural diplomacy, war making and peace making.
Oleksandra Zadesenets
April 1, 2025
Asia and Pacific, Latest Articles, Russia and Eurasia, Uncategorized
Both Trump and Putin see NATO as a threat to national security. For Trump, NATO affairs represent a chief factor in distracting American attention and resources from the most urgent threats represented by the Southern US border and China’s rising power.
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Oleksandra Zadesenets
February 24, 2025
Global Governance and Human Rights, Iraq and Syria, Latest Articles, Uncategorized
After fifteen years of violence, the people of Syria are attempting to seize the chance for long-awaited peacebuilding, allowing them to actualise their human and political rights and revive their state.
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Oleksandra Zadesenets
November 1, 2024
Latest Articles, Russia and Eurasia, The Americas, Uncategorized
The US desperately needs a new mechanism for the deterrence of Russia, compliant with the complexity of the modern international environment.
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Oleksandra Zadesenets
August 22, 2024
Asia and Pacific, Latest Articles, Security and Defence
The highly militaristic nature of the North Korean-Russian alliance can escalate the tensions on the Korean peninsula, making it a global concern.
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Oleksandra Zadesenets
June 11, 2024
Europe, Latest Articles
It can be stated that the law 'On Foreign Agents' writes off almost the entire path Georgia has gone through to be regarded as an aspiring EU member since it hints at hostility to this institution. Yet the protests in the country can be regarded as the catalyst for potential political change.
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Oleksandra Zadesenets
March 11, 2024
Counter-Extremism, Europe, Latest Articles, Uncategorized
The spectre of populism is haunting Europe. The populist parties are surging around the whole continent, and Germany is not an exception. The support for the far right-wing party Alternative for Germany (AfD) has risen significantly, which brings with it concerns about the sustainability of German democracy in the future.
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Oleksandra Zadesenets
February 5, 2024
Europe, Latest Articles, Opinion
Brexit became a turning point that vividly demonstrated the difference between the promised vision of devolution and its actual functionality in today’s reality. It is high time for the Good Friday Agreement to be reviewed.
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Oleksandra Zadesenets
November 30, 2023
Europe, Latest Articles
Orban can be seen as a voice of the Kremlin in the European Union. His claims about the necessity of withdrawal of sanctions from Russia, hindering the arm supply to Kyiv and opposition to Ukrainian membership of the European Union prove that this suspicion is relevant.
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Oleksandra Zadesenets
October 14, 2023
Europe, Latest Articles
If a compromise with the new government can be found, and if the new leaders will be predisposed to the democratic advancement and eradication of authoritarian mechanisms, there should be room for internal institutional change.
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Oleksandra Zadesenets
September 11, 2023
Europe, Global Governance and Human Rights, Latest Articles
Considering the different political, historical, social and economic backgrounds of Cyprus, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine, as well as the nature and dynamics of each conflict, it is tough to give a concrete answer as to whether the Cypriot experience applies to these cases.
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