How the EU–Ukraine Association Agreement and its Consequences Necessitated Adaptation and Drove Innovation in the EU

Given its depth and ambition, the Association Agreement (AA) concluded between EU Ukraine may have been expected to result in significant reverse influence on EU. However, this article shows that is indirect, arising from mechanisms international processes brought into sharp relief by AA. These are: power asymmetry parties, politicization of agreement geo-politicization as a form contestation geopolitical arena, stirred Russia's grievances. The argues responding asymmetry, AA, has pushed innovate prevent legal political failure negotiated agreement. Innovation occurred at different levels: institutional level assist Ukraine's capacity implement it, constitutional ensure ratification given Netherlands, policy address moves.