List of acronyms and abbreviations 4

About the authors 5

CHAPTER 1 Introduction 6

CHAPTER 2 External balancing strategies: international military cooperation and defense diplomacy 7

Understanding international military cooperation dynamics in Ukraine 7

Identifying challenges in Ukraine’s international military cooperation in the post-war period 8

Extracting strategic insights: lessons from South Korea, Taiwan, and Finland with a view of Ukraine 9

CHAPTER 3 Internal balancing strategies (1): enhancing the effectiveness of the defense sector 11

The development of a domestic military industrial complex and army capabilities in Ukraine 11

Identifying challenges in the effectiveness of the defense sector in Ukraine during the war 11

Extracting strategic insights: lessons from South Korea, Taiwan, and Finland with a view of Ukraine 12

CHAPTER 4 Internal balancing strategies (2): accountability and democratic control of the armed forces 14

The development of the system and mechanisms of the democratic control of the armed forces in Ukraine 14

Identifying challenges in establishing an effective democratic control of the armed forces in Ukraine during the war 14

Extracting strategic insights: lessons from South Korea, Taiwan, and Finland with a view of Ukraine 15

Conclusion 16

References 18