Stabilitocracy as the Pitfall for Post-war Ukraine: A Lesson from the Western Balkans

This paper aims to detect possible pitfalls for post-war Ukraine with regard to establishing the rule of law and the path to joining the EU. Since countries in the Western Balkans were in a similar situation to that Ukraine is facing nowadays, the author explains what Ukraine should learn from their post-war experiences. The author identifies the main pitfall for Ukraine after the Russian aggression ends, which is stabilitocracy. The author then suggests what should be the post-war strategy for Ukraine should be, and what should be done to avoid the “stabilitocratization” of Ukraine.