Dannreuther, Roland (2015) Why the Arab Spring set Russia on the road to confrontation with the West. LSE European Politics and Policy (EUROPP) Blog (16 Jan 2015). Website.
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Abstract
What are the key factors underpinning the stand-off between Russia and the West over Ukraine? Roland Dannreuther writes that while tensions escalated in the immediate aftermath of Russia’s annexation of Crimea, the Arab Spring had a significant role in framing the eventual confrontation. He notes that disagreements over the West’s intervention in Libya had a key impact on the domestic balance of power within Russia, while fears of protest movements threatening the regime of Vladimir Putin helped foster a deep suspicion of Western approaches to democracy promotion.
Item Type: | Online resource (Website) |
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Official URL: | http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/ |
Additional Information: | © 2015 The Author(s) |
Divisions: | LSE |
Subjects: | J Political Science > JN Political institutions (Europe) J Political Science > JZ International relations |
Date Deposited: | 30 Mar 2017 08:17 |
Last Modified: | 16 May 2024 07:57 |
URI: | http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/71554 |
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