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All Measures Short of War: The Contest for the Twenty-First Century and the Future of American Power by Thomas Wright

Author:Thomas Wright [Wright, Thomas] , Date: January 19, 2020 ,Views: 208

All Measures Short of War: The Contest for the Twenty-First Century and the Future of American Power by Thomas Wright

Author:Thomas Wright [Wright, Thomas]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Political Science, Reference, essays
ISBN: 9780300223286
Google: VvfBDgAAQBAJ
Amazon: 0300223285
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 2017-01-15T00:40:07.158000+00:00


THE CASE OF CRIMEA

As we saw in Chapter 2, Russia’s annexation of Crimea—the first unilateral territorial expansion in Europe since 1945—and its subsequent support for separatists in eastern Ukraine were widely viewed in the United States and European Union as revisionist acts and significant challenges to the post–World War II international order. But it was also clear from the outset that the United States (to Europe’s relief) chose to take a military response off the table. NATO would not undertake any action, including lethal assistance to the Ukrainian military or boots on the ground, that could lead to armed conflict between the West and Russia. But there had to be a response. And sanctions appeared to fit the bill.



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