Ukraine and Russia
D'Anieri delves at the internal dynamics of Ukraine, as well as those between Ukraine and Russia and Russia and the West, that arose with the fall of the Soviet Union and eventually led to war in 2014. This book traces how Ukraine's split from Russia in 1991, dubbed a "peaceful divorce" at the time, led to what many today refer to as "a new Cold War." He claims that the conflict has gotten worse as a result of three underlying factors: the security issue, the geopolitical influence of democratization, and the incompatible ambitions of a post-Cold War Europe. Rather than a quiet situation being squandered, D'Anieri contends that there were deep-seated pre-existing conflicts that could not be resolved, which has grave implications for the conclusion of the Ukraine crisis. The book also demonstrates how this conflict fits into larger patterns of current international conflict, making it useful for researchers interested in the Russia-Ukraine conflict, Russia's relations with the West, and conflict and geopolitics in general.
