Sovereignty, Patrimony and International Law

Russia’s Attack on Ukraine

Inbunden, Engelska, 2026

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Beskrivning

This book offers a concise yet in-depth analysis of Russia’s complex—though consistent—strategic approach to Ukraine over the past 30 years, placing it within a broad historical and geopolitical context.It reveals how Russia’s ambitions toward Ukraine have been deeply rooted in a patrimonial paradigm—marked by a long-standing tradition of instrumentalizing sovereignty and (international) law. The book explores Moscow’s use of ‘legal smokescreens’ to gradually erode Ukraine’s sovereignty. It argues that the full-scale invasion was the culmination of Russia’s failure to assert its patrimonial claims through legal and diplomatic means over 1991-2021, offering an anatomy of that failure.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2026-02-26
Mått:127 x 203 x 17 mm
Vikt:306 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:196
Förlag:Bristol University Press
ISBN:9781529242799

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Internationella relationer inom Samhälle och politik

Mer om författaren

Rilka Dragneva-Lewers is Professor of International Legal Studies at the University of Birmingham.Kataryna Wolczuk is Professor of East European Politics at the University of Birmingham and Associate Fellow at the Russia and Eurasia Programme, Chatham House.

Recensioner i media

'Comprehensive and engaging analysis of the patrimonial paradigm ever so present in the Russian foreign policy. This is, in equal measure, a must-read for both academics and policy makers.' Adam Lazowski, University of Westminster and the College of Europe

Innehållsförteckning

1. Framing Russia’s Attack on Ukraine’s Statehood2. Russia’s Patrimonial Tradition3. The End of the USSR and the Search for a Post-Soviet Patrimonial Model4. Retaining Russia’s Foothold in Ukraine: Crimea and the Black Sea Fleet5. Playing with Borders6. Back to the Union? Russia’s Projects to Attract Ukraine7. Cutting Ukraine Down to Size8. From Failure to Failure?