On The Edge : : Ukrainian - Central European - Russian Security Triangle / / Margarita M. Balmaceda.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Central European University Press eBook-Package 2013-1998
• VerfasserIn: Balmaceda, Margarita M.,
• MitwirkendeR: Balmaceda, Margarita M.,; Calka, Marek,; Duleba, Alexander,; Póti, László,
• Place / Publishing House: Budapest ;, New York : : Central European University Press, , [2022]; ©2000
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (280 p.)

A new globally significant relationship arising after the break-up of the Soviet Union is the main topic of this unparalleled volume – the geopolitical link between Russia, Ukraine and the three bordering ‘Central European’ states, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia. On the Edge is a path-breaking analysis of this triangular relationship with an in-depth focus on economic, political and, more importantly, security issues. The expansion of NATO up to Ukraine’s borders is likely to leave Ukraine in a delicate position vis-à-vis Russia. On the Edge addresses key questions, such as: how are events in Ukraine affecting the security calculations of the Central European states; Central European relations with Russia and NATO; and relations among Central European states themselves? The volume examines what Central European states can do to solidify Ukraine’s independence and help it avoid international isolation. On the Edge gives a Central European perspective on all these issues and suggests concrete forms of co-operation.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- List of Contributors -- List of Tables -- Preface and Acknowledgements -- 1. Ukraine, Central Europe, and Russia in a New International Environment -- 2. The Warsaw-Kyiv-Moscow Security Triangle -- 3. The Slovak-Ukrainian-Russian Security Triangle -- 4. The Hungarian-Ukrainian- Russian Triangle: Not Like Rubik's Cube -- 5. Economic Relations and the Ukrainian-Central European- Russian Triangle -- 6. The Triangle with Five Sides: Patterns of Relations between Poland, Slovakia, Hungary, Ukraine, and Russia -- 7. The Ukrainian-Central European Borderland after NATO Expansion: Wall, Fortress, or Open Door? -- Index