Near Abroad : Putin, the West and the Contest over Ukraine and the Caucasus.
Material type:
- text
- computer
- online resource
- 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)
- 947.086/4
- DK510.764.T63 2017
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.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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