Preventing A New Cold War - Why Realpolitik still matters. Why the relations between Russia and Western countries are tense, who is responsible for the Ukraine crisis and how the crisis could be solved
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This book reviews multiple views of the origins of the current crisis in Ukraine and it argues that Realpolitik still matters to some countries. For this, several reasons will be given. In order to apprehend the crisis, you have to understand not only the...
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This book reviews multiple views of the origins of the current crisis in Ukraine and it argues that Realpolitik still matters to some countries. For this, several reasons will be given. In order to apprehend the crisis, you have to understand not only the history of Ukraine, but also what interest Western countries and Russia have in Ukraine. Furthermore, it is crucial to know what interest the Ukrainian government and its population have in the EU, NATO or in Russia. Analyzing the relationship between Western countries and Russia after the Cold War will help to comprehensively understand Russia's view of the conflict as well as the competing views of the EU and NATO. Ukraine is heavily affected by the actions of those states and organizations, but it is an active state which could immensely contribute to a solution. Hence, this book will analyze how Ukraine itself can contribute to end the crisis. Furthermore, it analyses why finger-pointing is not helpful to find a solution. Finally, it offers solutions to the crisis which has been analyzed among other alternatives. Throughout the book, there will be arguments in favor of and against the statement that Realpolitik still matters and has to be considered in order to prevent a new Cold War.
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Text Sample:Chapter 3.2.2 National Identity crisis in Ukraine:
Most states in Europe have their own national identity by now which developed within the last hundred years. Many empires emerged and fell apart later on. This is also true for the Russian Empire. Ukraine was under the control of the Russian Empire for about 200 years and struggled for independence. Ukrainians identified themselves as Europeans rather than as Russians. Citizens of Ukraine were oppressed by the Russian Empire, the Russian Tsar controlled its empire and gave only little autonomy to the borderlands, which included Ukraine. The Bolsheviks in 1922 firstly supported national self-determination, but only to get public support for the fight against the authoritarian regime. Later, the Soviets oppressed any national uprising with force and introduced "Russification". National languages, symbols and rituals were banned and people were forced to learn and speak Russian. Ukraine, however, already had its own language before. It does not differ a lot from Russian, but there is a difference. It already developed its own printing press and Ukrainian traditional and culture was important to Ukrainians. During the time of the Soviet Union, Ukraine was separated from the West since it was a member of the Soviet Union. During this time, Ukraine was heavily influenced by the Russians because Moscow controlled the entire Soviet Union. With the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, Ukraine was able to declare its independence. Like other former states of the Soviet Union, it had to find its place in the world and needed to decide what kind of political system it would follow. The Orange Revolution in 2004 showed that a majority of Ukrainians preferred stronger ties to the EU than to Russia. They demanded democracy and wanted their government to set the path towards EU integration. However, Ukrainians in the eastern parts have family ties in Russia and were rather Pro-Russia. The eastward expansion of the
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EU seemed to disrupt former borders of the Soviet Union. Yet, it did set a way for Ukrainian determination, to come back to its European roots and demand its benefits it has by having European ties. Many Ukrainians see politics which is EU-oriented as cleaner and less corrupt than Russia s politics. Others, fear that they lose their ties with Russia when Ukraine would become a rather EU-oriented state, claiming that Ukraine was and is called "Little Russia" for a reason. In the 19th century, Ukraine was heavily influenced by Poland, and Ukrainian movements arose in order to break out of the Russian Empire. The majority of Ukrainians were against the Tsar and Moscow s control over Ukraine. They knew about the French Revolution, European liberalism was important for them as well as local history and folklore. In fact, West Ukraine was also influenced by the Austrian monarchy in which its people enjoyed a certain freedom and certain rights, more than Ukrainians or Russians enjoyed in the Russian Empire. Ukrainians were seeking reforms, demanded national rights and autonomy from the Russian Empire. It was against the authoritarian regime of the Tsar and the single control by Moscow. Thus, many Ukrainians were rather European-oriented than Russian-oriented. The Civil War in 1917 resulted in Polish occupation of West Ukraine and Russian occupation of East Ukraine. Again, the country was divided and the different influence it received had an impact on Ukraine as a nation. (Rewarkowicz, M. and Zalesko Onyshkevych, L., 2009). With the collapse of the Soviet Union, some scholars thought Ukraine would break up, mainly because of its Ukrainian-speaking people in the west and Russian-speaking people in the east. With its independence in 1991, Ukraine was not a democratic state, it did not break up but it remained one state. However, Ukraine suffered due to corruption and its negative economic situation. In 2004, the Orange Revolution followed during the presidential election. The
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Bibliographische Angaben
- 2017, 40 Seiten, Maße: 15,5 x 22 cm, Kartoniert (TB), Englisch
- Verlag: Anchor Academic Publishing
- ISBN-10: 3960671822
- ISBN-13: 9783960671824
Sprache:
Englisch
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