Russia, NATO, and Ukraine: the return of spheres of influence

• Main Author: Kliem, Frederick
• Other Authors: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
• Format: Commentary
• Language: English
• Published: 2022
• Subjects: Social sciences::Political science; Country and Region Studies; Regionalism and Multilateralism
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/159408
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Recent tensions between Russia and NATO are not just about Ukraine or Putin’s ostensible great power phantasies. They are about a restructuring of European security order, including security guarantees for Russia which compel us to once again think about spheres of influence.