| ID | 192084 |
| Title Proper | Ukraine, Afghanistan and the failure of deterrence |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Maley, William |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | Russia’s 2014 seizure of the Crimean Peninsula in Ukraine highlighted the limitations of a ‘rules-based’ international order in protecting a state’s territorial integrity in the face of threats to international peace and security resulting from the actions of a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council. With the capacity to veto any Security Council resolution authorising ‘enforcement action’ under Article 42 of the United Nations Charter, Russian leaders only had to fear the exercise under Article 51 of Ukraine’s inherent right of individual or collective self-defence. But Ukraine was in no position to drive Russian forces from Crimea unless supported by a great power such as the United States, and as Lawrence Freedman put it, ‘President Obama made it clear that he saw no circumstances in which the United States would use armed force in connection with this crisis’ (Freedman Citation2019, 106). The focus of the international response would instead be on extended deterrence of future Russian aggression. |
| `In' analytical Note | Australian Journal of International Affairs Vol. 77, No.4; Aug 2023: p.407-414 |
| Journal Source | Australian Journal of International Affairs Vol: 77 No 4 |
| Key Words | Deterrence ; Diplomacy ; Russia ; Ukraine |