We hope that this edited volume will provide the audienc-
The international community’s treatment of the war in
es with an informed perspective about the significance of
Ukraine has significantly changed since 2014 but it is not
the Russian invasion and annexation of Crimea in 2014
a sure bet that it will be able to reverse Russian encroach-
It should not only enrich our understanding of the geo-
ments in its neighboring states. We hope that this edited
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