For decades, I’ve been working to promote and defend Ukraine’s Euro-Atlantic path as part of the country’s vibrant civil society. When I first began advocating for potential Ukrainian NATO membership, I kept hearing that it is not just an army but an entire country that joins the alliance. This is why Ukraine’s membership bid extends beyond military interoperability to also encompass the far broader concept of democratic interoperability.

Since Ukraine’s integration into NATO has been politically stalled, the EU accession process has become the primary track helping Ukrainians to ensure their country’s democratic interoperability. This is especially true given that the European Union has traditionally been the main driving force for the transformation of the wider region.

Ukraine has exp

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