| ID | 144607 |
| Title Proper | Why Putin took Crimea |
| Other Title Information | the gambler in the Kremlin |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Treisman, Daniel |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | Russian President Vladimir Putin’s seizure of the Crimean Peninsula [2] from Ukraine in early 2014 was the most consequential decision of his 16 years in power. By annexing a neighboring country’s territory by force, Putin overturned in a single stroke the assumptions on which the post–Cold War European order. |
| `In' analytical Note | Foreign Affairs Vol. 95, No.3; May-Jun 2016: p.47-55 |
| Journal Source | Foreign Affairs Vol: 95 No 3 |
| Key Words | NATO ; Russia ; Putin ; Kremlin ; Crimea |