Table of Contents

1. The sources of conflict over Ukraine; 2. New world order? 1989‒1993; 3. Hope and hardship, 1994‒1999; 4. Autocracy and revolution, 1999‒2004; 5. Reform and reversal, 2004‒2010; 6. Viktor Yanukovych and the path to confrontation, 2010‒2013; 7. From revolution to war, 2013‒2015; 8. The conflict smolders: 2015–2021; 9. War; 10. Conclusion: Ukraine, Russia, and the West – from cold war to hot war.

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Fully revised and updated, this book explores the long-term dynamics of international conflict between Ukraine, Russia and the West, revealing the historic background to the invasion of Ukraine.

About the Author

Paul D'Anieri is a Professor of Political Science and Public Policy at the University of California, Riverside. He is author of Understanding Ukrainian Politics (2007) and Economic Interdependence in Ukrainian-Russian Relations (1999), as well as a widely-used textbook on international politics. D'Anieri is Vice President of the American Association of Ukrainian Studies.