The Europeanization of the Foreign and Security Policy of Romania. From the Warsaw Pact to the Three Seas Initiative
: After the fall of the communist regime in 1989, Romania followed the European route in the following years; however, its centralized state institutions hindered the Europeanization process. This study explores the background and the impact of the Europeanization process in Romania by presenting...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Ovidius University Press
2021-02-01
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| Series: | Annals of the "Ovidius" University of Constanţa. Political Science Series |
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| Online Access: | http://annals-politics.univ-ovidius.ro/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/10.-AUOC-PolSci-Vol.-9-2020-213-241-Bunescu.pdf |
| Summary: | : After the fall of the communist regime in 1989, Romania followed the
European route in the following years; however, its centralized state institutions
hindered the Europeanization process. This study explores the background and the
impact of the Europeanization process in Romania by presenting the implementation
of this process and describing how Romania’s foreign and security policies were
impacted by it. An attempt is made to determine whether the Three Seas Initiative is a
new stage that helps in consolidating the Europeanization of the Romanian foreign and
security policies. The research proposes a conceptual framework for understanding the
Romanian Europeanization process separated in three different phases: transition,
integration, and consolidation. Concerning the research methodology, this study will
apply a narrative historical and an analytical method. This article begins by outlining the
first steps made by Romania in the transition phase that were decisive in shaping the
success of the Europeanization process, focusing on issues of foreign and security
policies. Subsequently, the paper emphasizes the important role that Romania’s early
participation in the Common Foreign and Security Policy played in the EU accession
process. Moreover, the article emphasizes the significant role that Romania had in
securizing the Black Sea region for the European Union. It concludes by addressing
how the participation in the Three Seas Initiative coincided with a new stage of
Europeanization. Romania’s participation in the Three Seas Initiative could represent a
further opportunity to consolidate its foreign and security policies. |
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| ISSN: | 2286-315X 2668-0831 |