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Title: |
Ukraine Vis-Ã -Vis Russia and the EU |
| Sub-title: |
Misperceptions of Foreign Challenges in Times of War, 2014–2015 |
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| By (author): |
Alina Nychyk Foreword by: Paul D'Anieri Series edited by: Andreas Umland |
| ISBN10-13: |
3838217675 : 9783838217673 |
| Format: |
Paperback |
| Pages: |
312 |
| Weight: |
.408 Kg. |
| Published: |
ibidem - November 2023 |
| List Price: |
24.90 Pounds Sterling |
| Availability: |
In Stock
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| This book investigates the making of Ukraineâ s foreign policy towards the European Union and Russia between February 2014 and February 2015. To contextualize the events of the first year of the Russian-Ukrainian War, Nychyk lays out the history of the EU-Ukraine-Russia triangle since 1991 and draws lessons relevant for the 2022 Russian full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The book is based on her doctoral research and rests on a game-theory-inspired approach to foreign policy analysis. It relies on 38 elite interviews, official documents, and media reports. Nychyk uncovers various mutual misperceptions in EU-Ukraine-Russia relations. Looking at Ukraineâ s â side of the storyâ , her analysis shows how Russian assertiveness and the EUâ s passivity, but also Ukrainian leadersâ limited crisis management experience and erroneous policy decisions contributed to worse outcomes for Ukraine. The latter included poor analysis of foreign interlocutors, trust in their good intentions, and corruption. After 2015, a persistenceâ although with certain changesâ of some of these pathologies left Ukraine in a weaker position in the face of Russiaâ s full-scale invasion in February 2022. |
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