Ukraine and Russia, Paul DAnieri
Ukraine and Russia, Paul DAnieri
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Ukraine and Russia
From Civilized Divorce to Uncivil War

Author: Paul D’Anieri

Narrator: Shawn Compton

Unabridged: 12 hr 19 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 06/14/2022

Synopsis

Paul D'Anieri explores the dynamics within Ukraine, between Ukraine and Russia, and between Russia and the West, that emerged with the collapse of the Soviet Union and eventually led to war in 2014. Proceeding chronologically, this book shows how Ukraine's separation from Russia in 1991, at the time called a 'civilized divorce', led to what many are now calling 'a new Cold War'. He argues that the conflict has worsened because of three underlying factors—the security dilemma, the impact of democratization on geopolitics, and the incompatible goals of a post-Cold War Europe. Rather than a peaceful situation that was squandered, D'Anieri argues that these were deep-seated pre-existing disagreements that could not be bridged, with concerning implications for the resolution of the Ukraine conflict. The book also shows how this war fits into broader patterns of contemporary international conflict and should therefore appeal to researchers working on the Russia-Ukraine conflict, Russia's relations with the West, and conflict and geopolitics more generally.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Harish on April 14, 2023

The Full article is posted here Ever since the Russia invaded into Ukrainian territory, I have read many articles, blog posts, opinion pieces and YouTube videos analysing the motives behind it. Most of them are obviously biased, more interested in assigning blame on any one party among the three that......more

Goodreads review by Scriptor Ignotus on February 23, 2022

Update: Lord, have mercy. At this moment, a Russian invasion of Ukraine seems virtually inevitable. Though Russia claims no intent of “aggressive” action toward Ukraine, it is steadily amassing troops at the border and making a number of demands from NATO that the latter is unwilling to countenance a......more

Goodreads review by Tim on April 15, 2022

Thorough, concise, relatively brief, at times rather dry, at times quite interesting, well-researched account of Russian, Ukrainian, European, and United States relations from the end of the Cold War and the independence of Ukraine up until the publication of the book (it is copyright 2019, though p......more

Goodreads review by Timothy on February 25, 2022

Important now I recommend this book for anyone who wants to dig deeper into what’s happening in Ukraine. It really explains the historical ties between Russia and Ukraine. The sources of much of the tensions in the area. And how the west and Russian hardliners, like Putin, view the prospect of NATO,......more

Goodreads review by Jason on February 18, 2022

Pretty good book on the history of Ukraine-Russia relations, especially over the past 30 years. Well worth a read for anyone curious about what’s currently going on there.......more

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