TY - JOUR
T1 - The syrian and ukraine crises as bargaining failures of the post–cold war international order
AU - Krickovic, Andrej
AU - Weber, Yuval
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2018/6/30
Y1 - 2018/6/30
N2 - Russia’s interventions in Ukraine and Syria are designed to force the U.S. to accept a new “grand bargain” about the future of world order. Drawing on bargaining theory, the article argues that any such bargain suffers from acute commitment problems. Russia cannot convince the U.S. that there are limits to its revisionism, while the U.S. is unable to reassure Russia that it won’t renege on any agreements as Russian power declines. President Donald Trump has hinted at détente. But as long as these underlying commitment problems remain unresolved, the two sides will continue their slide towards a new Cold War.
AB - Russia’s interventions in Ukraine and Syria are designed to force the U.S. to accept a new “grand bargain” about the future of world order. Drawing on bargaining theory, the article argues that any such bargain suffers from acute commitment problems. Russia cannot convince the U.S. that there are limits to its revisionism, while the U.S. is unable to reassure Russia that it won’t renege on any agreements as Russian power declines. President Donald Trump has hinted at détente. But as long as these underlying commitment problems remain unresolved, the two sides will continue their slide towards a new Cold War.
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U2 - 10.1080/10758216.2017.1330660
DO - 10.1080/10758216.2017.1330660
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85021690025
SN - 1075-8216
VL - 65
SP - 373
EP - 384
JO - Problems of Post-Communism
JF - Problems of Post-Communism
IS - 6
ER -