Review: The Russian Interventions in South Ossetia and Crimea Compared: Military Performance, Legitimacy and Goals, Emmanuel Karagiannis
The Russian Interventions in South Ossetia and Crimea Compared: Military Performance, Legitimacy and Goals, Emmanuel Karagiannis, in Contemporary Security Policy 35:3 pp. 400-420, Published online: 29 Sep 2014. http://www.tandfonline.com/loi/fcsp20 English version Russian military interventions in South Ossetia and Crimea highlighted similarities and differences in Kremlin’s approach towards its Post-Soviet neighbours. There are two main factors, which link these two events: the first is the NATO enlargement in Eastern Europe (1999-2004).…