Ukraine and the art of strategy (англ.)

Acknowledgments vii
Introduction 1
1. Strategic Theory 9
Crisis Management 12
Deterrence 18
Coercive Diplomacy 21
Economic Sanctions 28
Limited Wars 34
Exhaustion 42
Acting Strategically 48
2. The Russia- Ukraine Conflict 50
Origins 50
European Union vs. Eurasian Union 61
Euromaidan 76
3. War 82
Crimea 82
Donbas 90
International Responses 99
Ukrainian Counter-Offensive to First Minsk
Negotiations 109
Stalemate 121
4. The Context Shifts 128
Syria 128
Cyber and Information Operations 134
The Trump Effect 141
Ukraine 147
Russia 151
Evaluation: Ukraine and the Art of Strategy 164
The Fallacy of the Decisive First Move 165
Doing Nothing or Something 168
Notes 187
Index 219