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  • Conflict in Ukraine

    The Unwinding of the Post-Cold War Order

    Series series Boston Review Originals
    One of The New York Times’ “6 Books to Read for Context on Ukraine”“A short and insightful primer” to the crisis in Ukraine and its implications for both the Crimean Peninsula and Russia’s relations with the West (New York Review of Books)The current conflict in Ukraine has spawned the most serious crisis between Russia and the West since the end of the Cold War. It has undermined European... ... Read more

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  • Central Asia: Views from Washington, Moscow, and Beijing

    Views from Washington, Moscow, and Beijing

    The disintegration of the Soviet Union in 1991 rapidly and irrevocably transformed Central Asia's political landscape. This region of five sovereign states with a population of some fifty million people quickly became a major focus of interest and influence for competing poles of power. The eminent contributors to this volume offer a four-part analysis of the region's new importance in world ... Read more

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  • Russian Foreign Policy Beyond Putin

    Series series Adelphi series
    Russia‘s resurgence as an assertive actor in the global diplomatic arena after a long period of introspection and preoccupation with domestic troubles, and the economic revival that underpins it, are among the most striking developments in international relations of recent years. But what drives Russian foreign policy at the end of the Putin era? To what extent is it shaped by Russia‘s role as a ... Read more

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