Irregular Forces in Ukraine
Guest post by Sabine C. Carey and Neil J. Mitchell With the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17,…
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The Blame Game
By Andrew Kydd The downing of a Malaysian airliner over eastern Ukraine with the loss of almost 300…
There Will Be No Civil War in Ukraine, And Putin Knows It
By Barbara F. Walter Last Wednesday Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov announced that Ukraine “is as close to…
The Sanctions Boomerang
Guest post by Branislav L. Slantchev Ever since Russia escalated the crisis in Ukraine with the annexation of…
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…
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…