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100			_913439 _aGötz, Elias
245			_aIt's geopolitics, stupid _h[Recurso electrónico] _b: explaining Russia's Ukraine policy
520			_aAbstract: What lies behind Russia's annexation of Crimea and its confrontational policies towards Ukraine? This article challenges the widely held perspective that President Putin's personality and his security-service background is the central driver of Russia's Ukraine policy. Instead, it puts forward a geopolitical explanation that emphasizes three factors: Ukraine's geographic location; the EU's increased activism in Eastern Europe; and the pro-western orientation of the new government in Kiev. Together, these three factors provide Russia with a strong incentive to pursue an assertive policy towards Ukraine. Moscow's main aim is to regain some control over Kiev's foreign policy orientation and, if that is not possible, to establish a belt of pro-Russian provinces in Ukraine's east. The findings of this article suggest, moreover, that the West's current policies towards Russia are ineffective and potentially counterproductive. A major readjustment is urgently needed.
650		0	_91073 _aGeopolítica
651		0	_91574 _aPaíses de la Unión Europea
651		0	_91448 _aRusia
651		0	_91541 _aUcrania
773	0		_aGlobal Affairs _g. -- Vol. 1, No. 1 (2015), p. 3-10 _iEn : _tGlobal Affairs _w2014783
856	4		_uhttp://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/23340460.2015.960184#.VZplAxvtlHw
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