Crimean Crisis Impact on International Economy: Risks and Global Threats

The current international economic and political climate is governed by the attendance of emerging geopolitical tensions that startedto the onset of the Ukrainian crisis that culminated to Crimean annexation to Russia and the imposition of mutual economic sanctions between the EU and Russia.Authors’ analysis has beencentered on the economic links between the Ukraine, Russia and EU, highlighting the evolution of relevant macro indicators such as foreign direct investment and trade.The paper proposes a foresight analysis in order to underline the risks and threats induced by the Crimean crisis in the field of international economic relations.