HARMONIZATION OF UKRAINIAN AND EU PORT POLICIES IN THE CONTEXT OF GLOBAL FRAGMENTATION AND POTENTIAL RISKS
Abstract
In the current context of global fragmentation, geopolitical instability, and intensifying strategic rivalry among leading states, seaports are acquiring a new functional significance – shifting from transport-logistics hubs to instruments of geoeconomic influence, implementation of the energy transition, and security. Responding to external challenges and aspiring to strategic autonomy, the European Union is expanding the scope of its responsibility in the domain of critical infrastructure. In this context, Ukrainian ports, confronted with the consequences of the Russian Federation’s full-scale armed invasion, have gained new importance as part of the future architecture of European security, transport, and energy. Accordingly, there is an objective need for a theoretical reconsideration of the challenges and benchmarks for updating Ukraine’s port strategy, taking into account the EU’s strategic approaches, trends toward regionalization, and the requirements of resilience and digital transformation.
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