Ukrainian Crisis and US--Russian Geopolitical Confrontation

目录

声明

摘要

Abstract

Table of Contents

1．Introduction

1．1 Academic value of research

1．2 Research objectives

1．3 Research question

1．4 Hypothesis

1．5 Conceptual Framework

1．6 Theoretical framework

1．7 Literature Review

1．8 Research methodology

1．9 Limitation of the Study

1．10 Thesis structure

2．Ukrainian Crisis as a geopolitical notion：history and current state

2．1 Formation of Ukraine in current ethnic and national borders

2．2 The essence study of Ukrainian Crisis

2．3 Russian and American attitude to Ukrainian Crisis as reflection of national interests towards Ukraine

3．Ukraine as a gap crossroads of Russian and American geopolitical interests in Eurasia after Soviet Union collapse

3．1 American geopolitical motivation on expanding influence on Ukraine

3．2 Russian geopolitical motivation on expanding influence on Ukraine

4．Case study of Black Sea region as a specific area of Russianand American interest

4．1 General description of the Black Sea from geopolitical and security perspectives

4．2 History and importance of Crimea Peninsula for Russian Federation

4．3 NATO military activities after annexation of Crimean Peninsula

5．Conclusion

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