Roundtable Discussion on Ukrainian Reconstruction After the War: Key Policy Paper and Recommendations
Summary: 1. Introduction and the Project Background. – 2. Key Speeches and Insights from the Speakers. – 3. Conclusions and Policy Paper. – Annex: Policy Paper ‘Addressing the needs of Ukraine: reform, reconstruction and recovery in post-war Ukraine’
Results and Conclusions: The policy paper concerning Ukraine’s reconstruction efforts was announced as a result of the roundtable. It was highlighted that, to establish a future regional infrastructure and foster a win-win business perspective, it is crucial to engage in practical discussions with the Romanian government and private companies. Creating a shared business platform would facilitate the transition from expressing interests to direct participation in the recovery process. To achieve broader reconstruction goals, it is essential to involve other Western industry actors from countries like Germany, France, Italy, the U.S., the UK, Poland, Norway, etc., with their financial, technological, and implementation capabilities.
Abstract
Background: The work examines the results and conclusions of the roundtable held on May 24, 2023, within the framework of the research project. The participants of the event discussed the main challenges that the Ukrainian government will face after the war when restoring the economy. The war and Ukraine’s expected victory should significantly change the geopolitical and economic situation in the world, change the understanding of energy as a weapon, and thus, create a guarantee of energy independence for the entire European continent. Scholars, policy makers, scientists, and practitioners joined together in discussion about addressing the needs of Ukraine after the victory, during the reconstruction phase. The participants noted the inevitability of institutional changes in the Ukrainian state, which is required by the future accession to the EU and NATO. However, in addition to economic challenges, Ukraine will face a complex of significant post-war problems: ensuring social stability, restoring infrastructure, ensuring the integration of the military into peaceful life, restoring the ecology of the territories where military operations were conducted, and significantly reforming the judicial system.
Results and Conclusions: The policy paper concerning Ukraine’s reconstruction efforts was announced as a result of the roundtable. It was highlighted that, to establish a future regional infrastructure and foster a win-win business perspective, it is crucial to engage in practical discussions with the Romanian government and private companies. Creating a shared business platform would facilitate the transition from expressing interests to direct participation in the recovery process. To achieve broader reconstruction goals, it is essential to involve other Western industry actors from countries like Germany, France, Italy, the U.S., the UK, Poland, Norway, etc., with their financial, technological, and implementation capabilities.
About Authors
Silviu Nate
BA (Political Science), MA (National Security), MA (International Relations and Global Security), PhD (Military Sciences and Intelligence), Associate Professor of Security Studies, the Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu, director of the Global Studies Center (GSC), Romania silviu.nate@ulbsibiu.ro https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4711-1061
Corresponding author, responsible for writing. Competing interests: Authors have no competing interests. Disclaimer: Authors declare that their opinions and views expressed in this manuscript are free of any impact of any organizations.
Ganna Kharlamova
Dr. Sc. (Economic), Assoc. Prof., Faculty of Economics, Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Ukraine ganna.kharlamova@knu.ua, https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3614-712X
Corresponding author, responsible for writing and research. Competing interests: One of the authors, Dr Ganna Kharlamova, serves as a Managing Editor in AJEE, nevertheless, this contribution passed through the publishing process properly. The author is not bound by her service and has declared that no conflict of interest or competing interests exist. Disclaimer: The authors declare that their opinion and views expressed in this manuscript are free of any impact of any organizations.
Dr. Sc. (Economic), Prof., Faculty of Economics, Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Ukraine a.stavytskyy@gmail.com https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5645-6758
Funding: This work was supported by Hasso Plattner Foundation through the grant LBUS-UA- RO-2023, financed by the Knowledge Transfer Center of the Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu.
Managing editor – Dr Yuliia Baklazhenko. English Editor – Nicole Robinson.
Copyright: © 2023 Silviu Nate, Ganna Kharlamova and Andriy Stavytskyy. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, (CC BY 4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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Submitted on 05 Jun 2023 / Revised 25 Jun 2023/ Approved 15 Jul 2023 Published: 1 Aug 2023
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- S Nate , G Kharlamova, A Stavytskyy ‘Roundtable Discussion on Ukrainian Reconstruction After the War: Key Policy Paper and Recommendations’ 2023 3 (20) Access to Justice in Eastern Europe 204-220. DOI: 10.33327/AJEE-18-6.3-n000321
