On December 11, the EU’s International Arbitration Panel issued a decision on Ukraine’s 2015 ban on exports of all unprocessed wood. The parties also agreed to review and update the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement. The EU recognized the prospects of deeper economic integration with Ukraine. The post-summit joint statement released by the parties stressed the necessity of Ukraine continuing reform of the judiciary, fighting corruption, and eliminating the influence of the oligarchs, while recognizing the successful implementation of EU requirements for Ukraine to be granted access to the EU visa-free regime. The 22nd EU-Ukraine Summit was held in Brussels on October 6, 2020. The parties also signed a memorandum on the joint construction of military ships in British plants for the Ukrainian defense sector, and the UK agreed to provide a loan to finance the construction. It is essentially a continuity agreement, preserving all provisions of the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement except those pertaining specifically and uniquely to UK-Ukraine cooperation. The new agreement stipulates a strategic partnership between them, including closer cooperation in trade liberalization and security. The EU-Ukraine Association Agreement did not cover relations with a post-Brexit UK, so the two countries had to formalize relations in a new way. President Volodymyr Zelensky, during his visit to London in early October, signed an Agreement on Political Cooperation, Free Trade and Strategic Partnership between Ukraine and Great Britain. In matters of foreign relations, Ukraine’s foreign policies led to improved relations with some of its neighbors but worsened relations with others. The economy remained in a difficult situation and far from recovery, which also had a negative influence on the public mood. The final three months of 2020 in Ukraine were marked by a constitutional crisis (resulting from disputes over the place of the anticorruption agencies in Ukraine’s political system), local elections (which were, with only a few exceptions, transparent and representative), and a peak in the COVID-19 pandemic. Careers, Fellowships, and Internships Open/Close.Wahba Institute for Strategic Competition.Science and Technology Innovation Program.Refugee and Forced Displacement Initiative.The Middle East and North Africa Workforce Development Initiative.Kissinger Institute on China and the United States.Nuclear Proliferation International History Project.North Korea International Documentation Project.Environmental Change and Security Program.Hyundai Motor-Korea Foundation Center for Korean History and Public Policy.
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