Crimea, global rivalry, and the vengeance of history

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Crimea, global rivalry, and the vengeance of history

Hall Gardner

Palgrave Macmillan, 2015

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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Gardner examines the causes and consequences of Russia's annexation of Crimea. By analyzing alliance formations and the consequences of other annexations in world history, the book urges an alternative US-NATO-European-Japanese strategy toward both Russia and China in the effort to prevent a renewed arms race, if not global war.

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General Introduction: The Vengeance of History 1. Renewed Cold War? World War I? World War II? Or Nothing of the Kind? 2. Genesis of the Russia-Ukraine Conflict 3. Soviet Collapse and Russia-Ukraine Conflict 4. Origins of the Russian Backlash 5. Uneven Polycentrism and the Global Crisis 6. A Cross-Historical Method 7. Why Major Power War is Still Possible-Though NOT Inevitable! 8. Future Pessimistic Scenarios 9. Once, and If, the Dust Settles

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