The Sanctions Boomerang
Guest post by Branislav L. Slantchev Ever since Russia escalated the crisis in Ukraine with the annexation of…
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Geographical Ignorance and Americans’ Views on Ukraine
By Will H. Moore Yesterday at the Monkey Cage we learned that the worse Americans were at “pinning…
Will Crimea Usher in a New Interventionist Order?
By Lionel Beehner Maybe Vladimir Putin is onto something. Last week he boldly claimed to a cheering throng…
Is Crimea’s Ethnic Conflict Banal?
By Will H. Moore Fourteen years ago John Mueller published a provocative, and in my view, valuable article…
The Annexation Vexation
Guest post by Boaz Atzili To annex or not to annex? That is Putin’s question. Such a question, of…
Questions and Answers About Crimea and Secession
By Bridget Coggins After asking if commenters had questions about Crimea’s potential separation from Ukraine under its occupation by Russian military…
Irredentism Is Not the Only Inconsistent Thing in IR
By Steve Saideman I am shocked, shocked that countries may develop inconsistent policies as they react to separatism in…
Secession, Recognition, and Ukrainian Politics, Continued
By Bridget Coggins Yesterday we asked if anyone had questions about the issue of Crimean separation from Ukraine, under the Russian…
A Not-So-Bad Solution to Syria
By Barbara F. Walter One of the tragedies of the Syrian civil war is that there appear to…
Boarding Up Windows of Opportunity in Ukraine
By Andrew Kydd Is Ukraine destined for partition or even war? Powerful forces are driving the situation in that…