Everyone Loses The Ukraine Crisis and the Ruinous Contest for Post-Soviet Eurasia
Synopsis
Disorder erupted in Ukraine in 2014, involving the overthrow of a sitting government, the Russian annexation of the Crimean peninsula, and a violent insurrection, supported by Moscow, in the east of the country.This Adelphi book argues that the crisis has yielded a ruinous outcome, in which all the parties are worse off and international security has deteriorated. This negative-sum scenario resulted from years of zero-sum behaviour on the part of Russia and the West in post-Soviet Eurasia, which the authors rigorously analyse. The rivalry was manageable in the early period after the Cold War, only to become entrenched and bitter a decade later. The upshot has been systematic losses for Russia, the West and the countries caught in between.
All the governments involved must recognise that long-standing policies aimed at achieving one-sided advantage have reached a dead end, Charap and Colton argue, and commit to finding mutually acceptable alternatives through patient negotiation.
Book details
- Series:
- Adelphi series
- Author:
- Timothy J. Colton, Samuel Charap
- ISBN:
- 9780429628320
- Related ISBNs:
- 9780429031571, 9781138633087, 9781138633087, 9781138466463, 9781138466463, 9780429031571, 9781138633087, 9781138633087, 9781138466463, 9781138466463, 9780429031571, 9781138466463, 9781138633087
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Pages:
- 212
- Reading age:
- Not specified
- Includes images:
- No
- Date of addition:
- 2019-04-18
- Usage restrictions:
- Copyright
- Copyright date:
- 2017
- Copyright by:
- N/A
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Categories:
- Nonfiction, Politics and Government