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    Oekraïne in het kruisvuur. English
    Ukraine in the crossfire / by Chris Kaspar de Ploeg.

    • Title:[Oekraïne in het kruisvuur. English]
      Ukraine in the crossfire / by Chris Kaspar de Ploeg.
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    • Author/Creator:De Ploeg, Chris Kaspar, 1994- author.
    • Published/Created:Atlanta, GA : Clarity Press, Inc., [2017]
      ©2017
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    • Library of Congress Subjects:Political violence--Ukraine--History--21st century.
      Nationalism--Ukraine--History--21st century.
      Ukraine--Politics and government--1991-2014.
      Ukraine--Foreign relations--Western countries.
      Western countries--Foreign relations--Ukraine.
      Ukraine--History--Revolution of Dignity, 2013-2014.
      Donets Basin (Ukraine and Russia)--History, Military--21st century.
      Russia (Federation)--Foreign relations--Western countries.
      Western countries--Foreign relations--Russia (Federation)
    • Description:353 pages : map ; 23 cm
    • Summary:"Ukraine in the Crossfire tackles the importance of ultranationalist violence during and after the EuroMaidan movement, and documents how many of these groups are heirs to former Nazi-collaborators. It shows how the Ukrainian state has seized on the ultranationalist war-rhetoric to serve its own agenda, clamping down on civil liberties on a scale unprecedented since Ukrainian independence. De Ploeg argues that Kiev itself has been the biggest obstacle to peace in Donbass, with multiple leaks suggesting that Washington is using its financial leverage to push a pro-war line in Ukraine. With the nation's eyes turned towards Russia, the EU and IMF have successfully pressured Ukraine into adopting far-reaching austerity programs, while oligarchic looting of state assets and massive tax-avoidance facilitated by Western states continue unabated. De Ploeg documents the local roots of the Donbass rebellion, the overwhelming popularity of Crimea's secession, and shows that support for Ukraine's pro-western turn remains far from unanimous, with large swathes of Ukraine's Russophone population opting out of the political process. Nevertheless, De Ploeg argues, the pro-Western and pro-Russian camps are often similar: neoliberal, authoritarian, nationalist and heavily dependent on foreign support. In a wider exploration of Russo-Western relations, he examines similarities between the contemporary Russian state and its NATO counterparts, showing how the two power blocs have collaborated in some of their worst violent excesses. A far cry from civilizational or ideological clashes, De Ploeg argues that the current tensions flow from NATO's military dominance and aggressive posture, both globally and within post-Soviet space, where Russia seeks to defend the status-quo"--Provided by publisher.
    • Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
    • ISBN:9780997287080 (alkaline paper)
      099728708X (alkaline paper)
    • Contents:Machine generated contents note: ch. One Divided Country
      ch. Two Return of the Wolfsangel
      ch. Three Militarization of Maidan
      ch. Four Far Right-backed Regime Change
      ch. Five Oligarch-backed Regime Change
      ch. Six Western-backed Regime Change
      ch. Seven Imposing Austerity
      ch. Eight Condoning Corruption
      ch. Nine Dismantling Russophone Ukraine
      ch. Ten East Responds
      ch. Eleven Civil War Darkens the Ukrainian Landscape
      ch. Twelve Ravages of War
      ch. Thirteen Dehumanizing the Donbass, Embracing the Far Right
      ch. Fourteen Beyond Populism: Assessing the Influence of the Far Right
      ch. Fifteen Repression and Diversion in Divided Ukraine
      ch. Sixteen Obstructing Peace
      ch. Seventeen Imperial Desire for War
      ch. Eighteen Western Military Doctrine and the Normalization of War Crimes
      ch. Nineteen Seeing Beyond the Imperial Divide
      ch. Twenty Divisions on the Western Front?
      ch. Twenty-One Cold War Politics in the Age of Trump.
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