Ukraine over the edge : Russia, the West and the "new Cold War" / Gordon M. Hahn.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hahn, Gordon M., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Russo-Ukrainian War, 2014-.

Ukraine--Politics and government--1991-2014.

Ukraine.

Ukraine--History--1991-2014.

Geopolitics--Ukraine.

Geopolitics.

Ukraine--Foreign relations--Russia (Federation).

Russia (Federation)--Foreign relations--Ukraine.

Russia (Federation).

United States--Foreign relations--Ukraine.

United States.

Ukraine--Foreign relations--United States.

Ukraine--Foreign relations--European Union countries.

European Union countries--Foreign relations--Ukraine .

European Union countries.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (368 pages)

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, 2018.

Summary:

"This study focuses on the Ukrainian crisis, from the rise of demonstrations on Kiev's Maidan Nezalezhnosti to the making of the post-revolt regime. The author sheds new light on the role of radical Ukrainian nationalists and neofascists in the February 2014 snipers' massacre, the ouster of President Yanukovych and Russia's seizure of Crimea"-- Provided by publisher

Contents:

A world split apart: geopolitical and civilizationalist sources

The historical roots of Ukraine's schisms

Western expansionism: operationalizing the geopolitical and civilizational divides

Democracy promotion: the dual-use technology of color revolution

Ukraine's "stateness" problem: the tectonics of a faultline state

Ukraine's "perfect storm"

Maidan

Putin's Crimea gambit: from revolution to civil war

Terror in Donbass: Putin's war or civil war?

"Revolution of Dignity" or Revolution in Vain?

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: Hahn, Gordon M. Ukraine over the edge.

ISBN:

9781476628752

1476628750