Crimea, Global Rivalry, and the Vengeance of History

Hall Gardner is Professor and Chair of the International and Comparative Politics Department at American University of Paris, France.

• General Introduction: The Vengeance of History 1. Renewed Cold War? World War I? World War II? Or Nothing of the Kind? 2. Genesis of the Russia-Ukraine Conflict 3. Soviet Collapse and Russia-Ukraine Conflict 4. Origins of the Russian Backlash 5. Uneven Polycentrism and the Global Crisis 6. A Cross-Historical Method 7. Why Major Power War is Still Possible-Though NOT Inevitable! 8. Future Pessimistic Scenarios 9. Once, and If, the Dust Settles

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