Date of Award
Spring 5-2-2015
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Bachelor of Arts
Department
Political Science
First Advisor
David M. Rowe
Second Advisor
Jacqueline McAllister
Abstract
Russia’s actions in Ukraine represented an attempted revision of the post-Cold War international system, built upon a rules-based order, the inviolability of state sovereignty, and a promotion of liberal principles. By extension, Russia’s decisive break with the West was a direct challenge to the United States, the principle architect and enforcer of the current global structure, as well as Washington’s foreign policy goal of a liberal world order. In the ensuing political firestorm, U.S. policymakers and academics alike wondered, “Why did Russia take such drastic action in Ukraine? How should Washington respond to Moscow’s intervention and the Crisis in general? What implications does the Ukraine Crisis have for U.S. foreign policy elsewhere?” This thesis, split into two parts and four chapters, will attempt to answer all of these questions.
Recommended Citation
Stevens, Corbin J., "Cooled Relations, Cold War Sentiments, and Frozen Conflicts: The Ukraine Crisis and its Implications for U.S. Foreign Policy" (2015). Honors Theses. 127.
https://digital.kenyon.edu/honorstheses/127
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