The Great Power Competition Volume 5 : The Russian Invasion of Ukraine and Implications for the Central Region / Adib Farhadi, Mark Grzegorzewskia and Anthony J, Masys

• Pubblicazione: Cham, : Springer, , 2023; ©2023
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (413 pages)
• Disciplina: 947.7086
• Soggetto topico: Ukraine; Russia (Federation)
• Persona (resp. second.): FarhadiAdib; GrzegorzewskiMark; MasysAnthony J
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Contributors -- Russia's Invasion of Ukraine: Evolving Crises and Economic Power Politics in the Central Asia-South Asia (CASA) Region -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Russia's Invasion of Ukraine: An Evolving Global Crisis -- 3 Russia's Invasion of Ukraine: Rival Power Alliances in the CASA Region -- 4 The Future of Great Power Competition: CASA and the Race for Critical Resources -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- Regional Ambivalence Towards Russia and Ukraine -- 1 Introduction -- 2 UN Votes -- 3 Deepened Commercial Ties -- 3.1 The Gulf States -- 3.2 Turkey -- 3.3 Iraq, Egypt and Other Arab States -- 4 Kremlin Narrative Resonates -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- Great Power Competition Following the Ukraine War -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Great Power Competition in Eastern Europe -- 3 Changing Periphery -- 4 China's Game -- 5 Economic Element-Burdening Europe, the Middle East, and Africa -- 6 India's Power: Sideline Observer -- 7 Conclusion -- References -- Russia's 2022 Cyber-Enabled Warfare Against Ukraine: Why Russia Failed to Perform to Expectations -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Missing "Cyber War" -- 3 What is Russia Competing for in Ukraine? -- 4 Establishing the Strike Zone -- 5 Past Performance May Not Be Indicative of Future Results -- 6 Dysfunctional Front Office -- 7 Playing Away Games are Hard! -- 8 "It's Tough to Make Predictions, Especially About the Future" ~ Yogi Berra -- 9 Conclusion -- References -- Navigating the Middle Ground: The Central Region's Middle Powers' Response to the Russo-Ukrainian War -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Middle Power Theory and Why Middle Powers Matter -- 3 Framing the Uncertainty in the Region -- 4 The Central Region's Middle Powers' Behavior -- 4.1 The Revisionists -- 4.2 The Hedgers -- 5 Conclusion -- References. ; Iran's Drone Industry and Its Military Cooperation with Russia in Ukraine -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Iranian Drones: A Brief History -- 3 Iranian Involvement and Regional Drones in Syria, Libya, and Nagorno-Karabakh -- 3.1 Syria -- 3.2 Libya -- 3.3 Nagorno-Karabakh -- 4 Iranian Drones and Other Military Aid to Ethiopia During the Tigray War -- 5 Iranian Drone Transfers and Military Cooperation with Russia in Ukraine -- 6 Conclusion -- References -- The War in Ukraine: The Turning Point of Russia-Iran Relations -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Background Study on Russo-Persian Relations -- 2.1 Cooperation (1465-the 1640s) -- 2.2 Enmity (1650-1820s) -- 2.3 Asymmetric Partnership (1830-the 1910s) -- 2.4 Brief Friendship (the 1920s) -- 2.5 Hostility (1940-1990s) -- 2.6 Cooperation (1990-2020s) -- 3 Transformation to a Semi-interdependent Partnership -- 3.1 Military Cooperation -- 3.2 Economic Cooperation -- 4 Obstacles Ahead of Russo-Persian Relations -- 5 Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Putin's Playbook: The Development of Russian Tactics, Operations, and Strategy from Chechnya to Ukraine -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Second Chechen War -- 3 The Munich Security Conference and Estonia -- 4 Georgia: The 5-Day War -- 5 Military Reform and Russia's Special Operations Forces Command -- 6 Euromaidan and the Annexation of Crimea -- 7 Eastern Ukraine and the "Novorossiya Campaign" -- 8 Syria: Russia's Training Ground -- 9 Ukraine 2.0: Russia's 2022 Invasion of Ukraine -- 10 "I Need Ammo, Not a Ride" -- 11 Lies, Law, and Why Words Matter -- 12 "All is According to Plan" -- 13 Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Impact Analysis of the War in Ukraine on Non-traditional Security: An Examination of the Emerging Risks to the Sustainable Development Goals -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Sustainable Development Goals -- 3 Analysis of Systemic and Transborder Risks. ; 4 Nontraditional Security Implications -- 5 Energy Security -- 6 Food Security -- 7 Environmental Security -- 8 Health Security -- 9 Fragility -- 10 Influence on SDGs -- 11 SDGs Food, Poverty, Health, Economic Growth, Inequality, Gender Inequality -- 12 Conclusion -- References -- Russia's Backyard: China and Central Asia after the Invasion of Ukraine -- 1 Introduction -- 2 China and Central ASIA-Strategic Proximity -- 3 Five Countries-Five Stories: China and Central Asia -- 3.1 Kazakhstan and China -- 3.2 Kyrgyzstan and China -- 3.3 Tajikistan and China -- 3.4 Uzbekistan and China -- 3.5 Turkmenistan and China -- 4 China's Growing Hegemony in Central Asia-Washington and Beijing -- 5 China's Hegemony in Central Asia: Geopolitical Challenges to the US -- 5.1 Return of US Military Bases to Central Asia: Very Unlikely if not Impossible -- 5.2 China's Military Rise in Central Asia -- 5.3 Return to Multi-levelled Hegemonic Competition (with New Actors) -- 6 Conclusion -- References -- Intelligence in Ukraine: Success, Failure, or Signaling Revolutionary Change? -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Spring/Fall 2021: Prelude to an Invasion -- 3 Good Work Intelligence!/Another Intelligence Failure! -- 4 Intelligence Definition? Intelligence Practitioner? -- 5 Conclusion: How the Strategic Environment Shapes Intelligence -- Moral Injury in Refugee Communities: The Connection Between Displacement and Disorientation -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Identity, Community, and Meaning-Making -- 3 Displacement and Moral Injury -- 4 Disorientation: A Salient Consequence of Moral Injury for Refugees -- 5 Two Dire Concerns for Refugees -- 6 Conclusion -- References -- The Energy War: How Europe Turned the Tables on Russia -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Applying Theory to Practice -- 3 No Clear Way to Offset Russian Losses -- 4 Why Was Germany so Vulnerable? -- 5 Applying More Theory to Practice. ; 6 Why Boom and Bust Energy Instability? -- 7 Booms Sow the Seeds of Busts -- 8 Toward International Energy Stability -- 9 Russia Gets Ready for the Energy War -- 10 Global Support for Russia is Growing -- 11 Russia's Repeated Cutbacks of Gas to Europe -- 12 Russia Halts Gas Exports to Poland and Bulgaria -- 13 Negative Economic Impact on Europe -- 14 Questions Over EU's Hard Pivot -- 15 The Showdown -- 16 Would EU Leaders Stand Up to Putin? -- 17 EU Starts Winning -- 18 Rising EU Confidence -- 19 How Did the EU Turn the Tables on Russia? -- 20 The EU's Amazing Turnaround -- 21 Initial LNG Pessimism -- 22 The Situation Changes -- 23 The LNG Game Changer -- 24 How Was It Possible to Scale Up LNG So Fast? -- 25 The Demand Response -- 26 Russia's Coercion Loses Its Potency -- 27 Russia's Long-Term Decline -- 28 Warning Signs for Russian Oil -- 29 The Price Cap and Embargo -- 30 The "Goldilocks" Level -- 31 European Energy Opportunities -- 32 European Energy Challenges -- Notes -- Ukraine's National Recovery: Opportunities and Challenges -- 1 Introduction: The Time Is Now -- 2 Russia Degrades Ukraine's Economy -- 3 The Cost of War -- 4 Physical Damage -- 4.1 Damage Assessment -- 4.2 Losses Due to the War -- 4.3 Total Damage and Loss -- 5 President Zelensky's National Recovery Plan -- 6 Transforming the Plan into Concrete Achievements -- 7 Needed: A Coherent Economic Transition -- 8 A Market Friendly Economy for Ukraine -- 9 Previous East European Reforms: Lessons Learned -- 10 The Sequencing of Economic Reforms -- 11 Redefining the Role of the Ukrainian State -- 12 Toward Price Liberalization -- 13 Toward Trade Liberalization Again -- 14 Privatization -- 15 The Pace of Economic Reforms -- 16 The Importance of Anti-corruption Reforms -- 17 Conclusion: A Window of Opportunity for Better Governance -- Notes. ; To the Bastion: NATO's Return to Europe Leaves Its Troubled Southern Flank Open for Competition -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Historical Development of NATO's Divisive Southern Flank -- 2.1 Rifts Between Friends -- 2.2 Soviet Competition to the South -- 3 Major Post-9/11 Operations and Divided Interests in the South -- 3.1 NATO 360-Degree -- 4 To the Bastion! Russia Invades Ukraine -- 4.1 NATO's Growing Pains and Conflicting Interests -- 4.2 Russia and China Move South -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- How CENTCOM Can Exploit Russia's Failure in Ukraine -- 1 Recommendation 1: A New Narrative to Reframe the War in Ukraine -- 2 Recommendation 2: Build on the Reframed View of the War to Discredit the Abandonment Narrative -- 3 Recommendation 3: Build on the Reframed View of the War to Discredit Russia -- 4 Recommendation 4: Build on the New Assessment of Russia, and China's Lukewarm Support for Russia, to Discredit China -- 5 Tailoring These Messages for Specific Audiences -- 6 Why the War in Ukraine Looks Different to Nations in the CENTCOM AOR -- 7 Israel and the Arab States -- 7.1 Oil -- 8 Recommended CENTCOM Messaging to Israel and the Arab States -- 9 Central Asian States -- 10 Recommended CENTCOM Messaging to the Central Asian States -- 11 Iran and Syria -- 12 Recommended CENTCOM Messaging and Actions Regarding Syria and Iran to Exploit the War in Ukraine -- 13 Pakistan and Afghanistan -- 14 Recommended CENTCOM Messaging and Actions in Pakistan and Afghanistan -- 15 Conclusion -- The Invasion of Ukraine and the Global Food Crisis of 2022: Responding to Food Supply Shocks -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Part I: Understanding the Food Crisis of 2022 -- 2.1 The Situation Pre-War -- 2.2 Invasion of Ukraine: Supply Shock and Food Crisis -- 2.3 Global Response -- 2.4 Where Things Stand Now -- 3 Part II The Food Shock Model and the Role of the Military. ; 3.1 Food Insecurity: A Pricing Perspective.
• Sommario/riassunto: This volume, part of the Great Power Competition series, offers a comprehensive analysis of the Russian invasion of Ukraine and its implications for the Central Region. Edited by Adib Farhadi, Mark Grzegorzewski, and Anthony J. Masys, the book explores the geopolitical, military, and economic dimensions of the conflict. It highlights the resilience of Ukrainian forces and the strategic missteps of Russian military operations. The book underscores the importance of alliances, particularly NATO, in countering Russian aggression and discusses the potential shift in global power dynamics, including the increased nuclear threat posed by Russia. This work is intended for scholars, policymakers, and those interested in international relations and global security.
• Titolo autorizzato: The Great Power Competition Volume 5
• ISBN: 9783031404511; 3031404513
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910747593603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II