How the West Brought War to Ukraine
Subtitle: Understanding How U.S. and NATO Policies Led to Crisis, War, and the Risk of Nuclear Catastrophe
Publisher: Siland Press
Published: 2022
Place of publication: Great Barington MA US
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780991076710
Subjects: Political science; United states, history
First sentence: For almost 200 years, starting with the framing of the Monroe Doctrine in 1823, the United States has asserted security claims over virtually the whole Western hemisphere.
Table of contents: title: from pdf; title: .; title: Contents; title: Overview ..................................................................................... 1; title: Introduction: How the Narrative Drives the War ....................................... 3; title: 1. Western Provocations: 1990–2014 . .................................................. 11; title: 2. Western Provocations: 2014–2022 .................................................... 19; title: 3. Putting the Shoe on the Other Foot .................................................. 25; title: 4. Russian Concerns About a U.S. First Strike .......................................... 31; title: 5. Policy Experts Warned Against NATO Expansion ..................................... 37; title: 6. Russophobic Policy Makers Double Down on Past Mistakes ......................... 45; title: 7. How Overly Pessimistic Narratives Become Self-Fulfilling Prophecies ......... 49; title: 8. A Counterfactual History— and Conclusion ......................................... 55; title: Citations ........................................................................... 63; title: Index ............................................................................... 71; title: About the Author ............................................................ 75; title: Note to the Reader ........................................................... 75; title: .