Ukraine and the Art of Limited War
Journal: Survival
Year: 2014

Can't Always Get What You Want' -Rolling Stones, Let it Bleed, 1969 In a piece published in the June-July issue of Survival, I considered 'Ukraine and the Art of Crisis Management'. 1 My aim was to explore the relevance of the strategic concepts of the Cold War to the unfolding drama of Ukraine, and in particular the challenge of securing essential interests without triggering a wider war.I judged the crisis to have been badly managed by Russia, not particularly well by the West, and with great