Enemy at the Gates? Understanding the annexation of Crimea by looking at NATO enlargement

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International Relations (MA)

Bojang, Osman (2017)

Enemy at the Gates? Understanding the annexation of Crimea by looking at NATO enlargement

Master thesis | International Relations (MA)

In this thesis John Mearsheimer's claim about the reliance of Western elites on liberal principles (such as the rule of law, economic interdependence, and democracy) to justify NATO enlargement has been examined in order to gain more insight into the annexation of Crimea and the wider Ukraine crisis.

Economic interdependence

Democracy

Mearsheimer