The Ukrainian conflict in Russian foreign policy: Rethinking the interconnections between domestic and foreign policy strategies

Small Wars and Insurgencies

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 491-511

  Simão, Licínia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Foreign policy; national identity; Russia; secessionist conflicts; Ukraine

Indexed keywords

EID: 84964533637     PISSN: 09592318     EISSN: 17439558     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09592318.2016.1175141     Document Type: Article

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