Ukraine’s security and Pakistan’s security: mechanisms to overcome threats

La seguridad de Ucrania y la seguridad de Pakistán: mecanismos para superar las amenazas

Keywords: Ukraine and Pakistan security, security threats, Ukraine-Russia relations, Pakistan-India relations, international politics

Abstract

The sphere of security plays an important role in the domestic and foreign policy of states. In this regard, the object of the study were security threats that determine stability in Ukraine and Pakistan. The authors used the method of comparative analysis to draw parallels between the security of Ukraine and Pakistan and identify possible ways to improve it. It is concluded that, both Ukraine and Pakistan are quite geopolitically distant, have different histories and state-building processes, but are affected by traditional and “non-traditional” security threats. Definitely, the main unifying factor for the states is the antagonistic or “enemy” state - India for Pakistan and Russia for Ukraine, which becomes a catalyst for the formation of national identity and unity of society. The conflicts in Pakistan (Kashmir, Baluchistan and Pashtunistan) and Ukraine (war in Donbass, illegal annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation) have had common consequences and mechanisms for overcoming them, which are implemented in the context of the internal and state policy of both Kiev and Islamabad.

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Author Biographies

Iryna Tykhonenko , Petro Mohyla Black Sea National University, Mykolaiv, Ukraine.

Ph.D. in Political Sciences, Associate Professor of the Department of International Relations and Foreign Policy, Petro Mohyla Black Sea National University, Mykolaiv, Ukraine.

Oleksandr Trygub, Petro Mohyla Black Sea National University, Mykolaiv, Ukraine.

Doctor of History, Professor of the Department of International Relations and Foreign Policy, Petro Mohyla Black Sea National University, Mykolaiv, Ukraine.

Tetiana Bohdanova, Petro Mohyla Black Sea National University, Mykolaiv, Ukraine.

Ph.D. in History, Associate Professor of the Department of International Relations and Foreign Policy, Petro Mohyla Black Sea National University, Mykolaiv, Ukraine.

Oleksandr Shevchuk , National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine.

Doctor of Political Sciences, Professor, Head of the Department of International Relations and Social Sciences, National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine.

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Published
2022-12-19
How to Cite
Tykhonenko , I., Trygub, O., Bohdanova, T., & Shevchuk , O. (2022). Ukraine’s security and Pakistan’s security: mechanisms to overcome threats: La seguridad de Ucrania y la seguridad de Pakistán: mecanismos para superar las amenazas. Political Questions, 40(75), 581-602. https://doi.org/10.46398/cuestpol.4075.35
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Derecho Público

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