POLITICAL SCIENTIFIC ANALYSIS OF THE FOREIGN POLICY COURSE OF INDEPENDENT UKRAINE

Abstract

The article is devoted to the problems of Ukraine 's foreign policy course since independence in the prism of political science analysis. It is stated that during its thirty-year period of independence, the priorities for the development of the state's foreign policy have been constantly changing. The reason for this was and is both external and internal political factors. Analyzing the strategic foreign policy of Ukraine through the prism of value-political orientations and applying political science approaches to its analysis, five historical periods of development are identified, which are the result of state leaders. post-socialist, independent, pro-European, pro-Russian and European integration. It has been studied that foreign policy is one of the most difficult subjects of scientific research, which is complicated by the fact that a significant part of the processes and phenomena that are integral parts of Ukraine’s foreign policy have not yet been completed. It is analyzed that foreign policy doctrines have always played in the past and play at the present stage of development of world civilization a significant role in the activities of any state in the international arena. For Ukrainian society to determine the prospects of international relations, the main factors influencing the formation of values on possible vectors of international integration in the first years of independence was the isolation of Ukrainian society from the civilized world, later, after changes in socio-political and economic conditions A new orientation determinant emerged in the form of hope for the future successful development of the country, which significantly influenced the increase of national self-determination, and after the events of 2013-2014, Ukraine focused its strategic development on European integration. It is substantiated that during the thirty years of independence our country has gained considerable experience in the formation and implementation of foreign policy, including subjectivity in world politics. Today, society is reorienting to the values of Western democracy, which is confirmed by opinion polls and permeates the media space of Ukraine. However, problems remain in the development and effective use of tools to ensure the movement of the European foreign policy vector of Ukraine.