Turmoil in Ukraine: A Sign of the Coming Disorder in the Post-Soviet World?
Turmoil in Ukraine: A Sign of the Coming Disorder in the Post-Soviet World?
Author(s): Stanislav SecrieruSubject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Politics, EU-Accession / EU-DEvelopment
Published by: PISM Polski Instytut Spraw Międzynarodowych
Keywords: Ukraine; post-soviet reality; disorder; war
Summary/Abstract: What are the immediate implications of the turmoil in Ukraine for the post-Soviet region? With a brief look at the Russian–Ukrainian, multi-layered conflict, the article assess its impact on both states. In the second part, the analysis focuses on the security, political and economic repercussions of the conflict in Ukraine for the post-Soviet states. It also looks at the situation in other areas, those with “frozen conflicts,” and unveils Russia’s strategies to destabilise its neighbours and anticipates the economic consequences for the post-Soviet world of the turbulence in Ukraine and Russia’s economic decline.
Journal: The Polish Quarterly of International Affairs
- Issue Year: 23/2014
- Issue No: 4
- Page Range: 75-98
- Page Count: 24
- Language: English