01866cam a2200277 i 4500 296129478 TxAuBib 20170124120000.0 160408s2017||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2016942780 9780300214888 030021488X eng rda TxAuBib rda Pleshakov, Konstantin. The Crimean nexus [BOOK] : Putin's war and the clash of civilizations / Constantice Pleshakov. New Haven : Yale University Press, [2017] 200 pages ; 22 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references and index. A native of Yalta, Constantine Pleshakov is intimately familiar with Crimeas ethnic tensions and complex political history. Now, he offers a much-needed look at one of the most urgent flash points in current international relations: the first occupation and annexation of one European nations territory by another since World War II. Pleshakov illustrates how the proxy war unfolding in. Ukraine is a clash of incompatible world views. To the U.S. and Europe, Ukraine is a country struggling for self-determination in the face of Russias imperial nostalgia. To Russia, Ukraine is a sister nation, where NATO expansionism threatens its own borders. In Crimea itself, the native Tatars are Muslims who are vehemently opposed to Russian rule. Engagingly written and bracingly nonpartisan, Pleshakovs book explains the missteps made on all sides to provide a clear, even-handed account of a major international crisis. 20170124. Russia (Federation) Foreign relations Ukraine. Ukraine Foreign relations Russia (Federation.)