Ukraine: non-military aspects (2016 onwards)

[davidbfpo]

An academic article on the situation, the emphasis is not on the military aspects - hence being in this smaller thread. Here is a taster passage:

The dynamics playing out in Ukraine are the result of three interconnected factors: Western overconfidence since the end of the Cold War, Russia’s increasing determination to reassert itself as a global superpower, and the inability and unwillingness of countries like Ukraine to reform and strengthen their fragile institutions, which might help insulate them from external interference.

Link:https://theconversation.com/ukraine-...form=hootsuite

There is a thread on the war (last updated December 2017):http://council.smallwarsjournal.com/...=25367&page=13