Near Abroad : Putin, the West and the Contest over Ukraine and the Caucasus.
Toal, Gerard.
Near Abroad : Putin, the West and the Contest over Ukraine and the Caucasus. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (409 pages)
Cover -- Near Abroad -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- Figures and Tables -- Acknowledgments -- Note on Place Names -- Introduction: Near Abroads -- 1. Why Does Russia Invade Its Neighbors? -- 2. Geopolitical Catastrophe -- 3. A Cause in the Caucasus -- 4. Territorial Integrity -- 5. Rescue Missions -- 6. Places Close to Our Hearts -- 7. The Novorossiya Project -- 8. Geopolitics Thick and Thin -- Notes -- Index.
In sum, by showing how and why local regional disputes quickly develop into global crises through the paired power of historical memory and time-space compression, Near Abroad reshapes our understanding of the current conflict raging in the center of the Eurasian landmass and international politics as a whole.
9780190253318
Geopolitics--Former Soviet republics.
South Ossetia War, 2008.
POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General.
POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Affairs & Administration.
Russia (Federation)--Foreign relations--Former Soviet republics.
Former Soviet republics--Foreign relations--Russia (Federation).
Russia (Federation)--Foreign relations--Western countries.
Western countries--Foreign relations--Russia (Federation).
Crimea (Ukraine)--Annexation to Russia (Federation).
Electronic books.
DK510.764.T63 2017
947.086/4
Near Abroad : Putin, the West and the Contest over Ukraine and the Caucasus. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (409 pages)
Cover -- Near Abroad -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- Figures and Tables -- Acknowledgments -- Note on Place Names -- Introduction: Near Abroads -- 1. Why Does Russia Invade Its Neighbors? -- 2. Geopolitical Catastrophe -- 3. A Cause in the Caucasus -- 4. Territorial Integrity -- 5. Rescue Missions -- 6. Places Close to Our Hearts -- 7. The Novorossiya Project -- 8. Geopolitics Thick and Thin -- Notes -- Index.
In sum, by showing how and why local regional disputes quickly develop into global crises through the paired power of historical memory and time-space compression, Near Abroad reshapes our understanding of the current conflict raging in the center of the Eurasian landmass and international politics as a whole.
9780190253318
Geopolitics--Former Soviet republics.
South Ossetia War, 2008.
POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General.
POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Affairs & Administration.
Russia (Federation)--Foreign relations--Former Soviet republics.
Former Soviet republics--Foreign relations--Russia (Federation).
Russia (Federation)--Foreign relations--Western countries.
Western countries--Foreign relations--Russia (Federation).
Crimea (Ukraine)--Annexation to Russia (Federation).
Electronic books.
DK510.764.T63 2017
947.086/4