Inside Ukrainian Diplomacy

Vol. 1: True Stories by a Career Diplomat, 1970-1994
Erscheinungsjahr 2026
ISBN: 978-3-8382-2147-2
Verlag: Ibidem-Verlag

Buch, Englisch, 422 Seiten, Format (B × H): 148 mm x 210 mm, Gewicht: 480 g

Reihe: Ukrainian Voices

This book offers a professional’s perspective on the history of late Soviet and early post-Soviet Ukrainian diplomacy, drawing on 40 years of first-hand experience of its author across multiple positions in Ukraine’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs. As an eyewitness account of a career diplomat with unique insights, it remains relevant today. The book focuses on the diplomacy of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic—a “phantom” state largely unknown to the public—, with which the author is intimately familiar. It was during this period, in the broader context of Ukraine’s long history, that the foundations of the diplomatic service of independent Ukraine were laid. Reminiscences from the past guide the reader into the present, offer a glimpse of the future, and spark unexpected associations. This makes the book compelling not only for foreign relations specialists but also for a wider audience, particularly those who have chosen the challenging path toward the diplomatic arena.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Khandogiy, Volodymyr

Weitere Mitwirkende

Umland, Andreas

Über Autor(innen)

Khandogiy, Volodymyr
Volodymyr Khandogiy (b. 1953) studied international relations at the Taras Shevchenko University of Kyiv.  In 1995–1998 and 2006–2010, he served as Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, and, in 2009, as Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine. As Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador, Khandogiy headed Ukraine’s embassies in Canada, Belgium, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom as well as the Mission of Ukraine to NATO and the National Commission of Ukraine for UNESCO. He served as Ukraine’s Deputy Permanent representative to the UN and representative to the International Civil Aviation Organization, Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, and International Maritime Organization. After retirement, Khandogiy became co-founder and president of the Ukrainian Foreign Policy Association, and Chairman of the Board of the journal Foreign Affairs UAV.

Umland, Andreas
Andreas Umland, M.Phil. (Oxford), Dr.Phil. (FU Berlin), Ph.D. (Cambridge), Research Fellow at the Swedish Institute of International Affairs in Stockholm, Senior Expert at the Ukrainian Institute for the Future in Kyiv, and Associate Professor at the National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy.