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Index
Cover
Front Matter
Title Page
Imprints
Dedication
Contents
Maps
Tables
Acknowledgments
Additional material
1. The Sources of Conflict over Ukraine
Competing Visions and Interests after the Cold War
Debating the Causes of the War
Locating the Sources of International Conflict
The Approach: Historical and Analytical
Analytical Themes
Competing Goals and Incompatible Perceptions of the Status Quo
The Security Dilemma
Democracy and Power Politics
Domestic Constraints and State Strength
Proximate Causes
Overview of the Book
Summary
2. New World Order? 1989‒1993
Introduction
The Road to Ukrainian Independence
Creating a State
Belavezha: The Civilized Divorce
The Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS)
Problems of Economic Coordination and the Collapse of the Ruble Zone
The Black Sea Fleet, Sevastopol, and Crimea
The Emergence of Energy Politics
Poland: The Dog that Didn’t Bark
Ukraine’s Domestic Political Instability
Western Aid: A Missed Opportunity?
Nuclear Weapons and the Security Dilemma
Russia, the “Near Abroad,” and Ukraine
Clinton, Yeltsin, and Russian Democracy
The Prehistory of NATO Expansion
Conclusion
3. Hope and Hardship, 1994‒1999
Russia Debates Its Role
Ukraine’s 1994 Elections
Kuchma’s “Multivector” Foreign Policy
Trade and the Commonwealth of Independent States
Crimea
The Black Sea Fleet and the 1997 Friendship Treaty
Bosnia Drives a Wedge
Kuchma and the United States
Ukraine and NATO
Ukraine and the European Union
Kosovo Deepens Russia’s Conflict with the West
Conclusion
4. Autocracy and Revolution, 1999‒2004
Kuchma’s Consolidation and the Foreign Policy Effects
Deteriorating Ties with the West
Kuchma’s Turn toward Russia
The EU, Ukraine, and Russia
The Evolution of Energy Politics
The West, Russia, and Ukraine
The Orange Revolution: Prelude
The Orange Revolution: Crisis and Aftermath
Consequences of the Orange Revolution
Conclusion
5. Reform and Reversal, 2004‒2010
The Collapse of the Orange Coalition and the Resurrection of Viktor Yanukovych
Foreign Policy under Yushchenko
Russia Responds to the Orange Revolution
Ukraine and the EU
Energy Politics
The West, Russia, and Ukraine
The Bucharest Summit
Russia Invades Georgia
Reset and Overload
The Road to Ukraine’s 2010 Presidential Election
Conclusion
6. Viktor Yanukovych and the Path to Confrontation, 2010‒2013
Yanukovych Consolidates Power
2012. Parliamentary Elections
A New Pivot to Russia
The 2012 Language Law
Russia, the United States, and Europe
Integration: The European Union and Russia Compete for Ukraine
Yanukovych, Autocracy, and Revolution
Conclusion
7. From Revolution to War, 2013‒2015
The Emergence of Protest: November‒December 2013
Yanukovych Looks to Russia
Reaction in Russia and the West
Russia Seizes Crimea
The West Responds on Crimea
NATO’s Response
Intervention in Eastern Ukraine
Russia’s Diplomatic Offensive
Attempts at Conflict Resolution
Ukraine Holds Elections
The Conflict Grows
The West’s Response to the War in Eastern Ukraine
MH17: The Conflict Changes Course
From Geneva to Normandy to Minsk
The Battle for Debaltseve and Minsk-2
Conclusion
8. Conclusion: Ukraine, Russia, and the West ‒ from Cold War to Cold War
Disagreements from the Start
Events That Drove Wedges
Events and Explanations
Was War Inevitable?
Russia’s Motives
Prospects for Peace
Potential Ends to the Conflict
Compromise?
The New Conflict in Europe
A Final Word
Index
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