Everyone Loses: The Ukraine Crisis and the Ruinous Contest for Post-Soviet Eurasia

Abstract

Subject: Disorder erupted in Ukraine in 2014, involving the overthrow of a sitting government, the Russian annexation of the Crimean peninsula, and a violent insurrection, supported by Moscow, in the east of the country. Introduction -- Cold peace -- Contestation entrenched -- Breaking point -- The negative-sum game and how to move past it.