Russia's Withdrawal from the Grain Corridor Agreement

Year 2023, Volume: 12 Issue: 4, 173 - 194, 01.12.2023

Prof. Dr. Yücel Acar

https://doi.org/10.36360/1560-012-004-011

Abstract

The current study addresses the effects of Russia's withdrawal from the Grain Corridor Agreement and the future of the agreement, as the global food crisis was one of the main problems that accompanied the war in Ukraine. The food crisis has led to food shortages and a sharp rise in global food prices. Several parties, including Türkiye and the United Nations, took the initiative to reach the border corridor agreement and were able to extend it three times. The study believes that it is important to evaluate the justifications for the reasons presented by Russia, as well as the future of this important agreement, which carries great importance in the context of preventing the global food crisis.

Keywords

Russia, Grain Corridor, Global Food Crisis, Grain Corridor Agreement

مستقبل اتفاقية ممر الحبوب بعد انسحاب روسيا منها

Abstract

تتناول الدارسة الحالية آثار انسحاب روسيا من اتفاقية ممرّ الحبوب ومستقبل الاتفاقية، حيث كانت أزمة الغذاء العالمية إحدى المشكلات الرئيسة التي ترافقت مع الحرب في أوكرانيا. أدت أزمة الغذاء إلى نقص الغذاء من ناحية، وإلى ارتفاع حاد في أسعار الغذاء في العلم من ناحية أخرى، وهذا تسبب بتضرر كبير في البلدان الفقيرة. وقد بادرت عدة جهات، منها تركيا والأمم المتحدة، للوصول إلى اتفاقية ممر الحدود، واستطاعت تمديدها لثلاث مرات. ترى الدراسة أن تقييم مسوِّغات الأسباب التي قدمتها روسيا، ومستقبل هذا الاتفاق المهم ما يزالان يحمل أهمية كبيرة في سياق الحدّ من أزمة الغذاء العالمية.

Keywords

روسيا, ممر الحبوب, أزمة الغذاء العالمية, اتفاقية ممر الحبوب

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