Diplomatic mechanisms for ensuring food security (in the context of military conflict)

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The article explores the critical issue of applying the mechanisms of crisis economic diplomacy to ensure global food security against the background of current challenges in agriculture and food markets. The article emphasizes the inability to provide the world’s population with safe and sufficient food due to the crisis that impedes access to and consumption of basic foods. The article analyzes the impact of external factors on Ukraine’s food security in the context of russian aggression as one of the main levers of political and economic pressure in international relations. It is substantiated that the transition from a simple food problem to a broader food security crisis requires more active use of bilateral and multilateral economic diplomacy mechanisms to gradually overcome it. Countries individually develop strategies based on various factors, such as geography, climate, economic status, and security concerns. For Ukraine, studying the strategies of countries facing conflicts and seeking to ensure food security is of particular importance. The purpose of the article is to study the effectiveness of existing mechanisms of bilateral and multilateral economic diplomacy to ensure food security in the context of military conflict. The examples of the United States and China are worthy of attention, as they reveal their strategies and functions of the agencies responsible for ensuring food security. The United States emphasizes global food security through various initiatives, while China addresses the problem of limited arable land through a variety of strategies.