The Ukraine/ Russia War and Indivisibility of Security on the European Continent: a Perspective from the EU

Lucio Gussetti, the Yale EU Visiting Fellow, and Principal Legal Advisor of the European Commission on International Law and on the Relations of the EU with the World, will be joined by Arne Westad, Elihu Professor of History and Global Affairs, to discuss an extract of his upcoming paper.
Title: The Ukraine/ Russia War and Indivisibility of Security on the European Continent: a Perspective from the EU.
Description: The negotiating history since 1990 and the text of the present Treaties of the European Union contain direct reference to the Final Act of the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe held in Helsinki in 1975. The Helsinki principles are based on the logic of “indivisibility of security” on the European continent, a notion defined by all the participants, including Ukraine and Russia, as “the security of each participating State is inseparably linked to that of all others. Each participating State has an equal right to security. We reaffirm the inherent right of each and every participating State to be free to choose or change its security arrangements, including treaties of alliance, as they evolve. Each State also has the right to neutrality. Each participating State will respect the rights of all others in these regards. They will not strengthen their security at the expense of the security of other States.”
The event aims at discussing from a historical and legal perspective the possible relevance of such a concept for restoring lasting peace on the European continent.
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