In sum, by showing how and why local regional disputes quickly develop into global crises through the paired power of historical memory and time-space compression, Near Abroad reshapes our understanding of the current conflict raging in the center of the Eurasian landmass and international politics as a whole.

• Acknowledgements


• Introduction: Near Abroads


• Chapter 1: Why Does Russia Invade its Neighbors?


• Chapter 2: Geopolitical Catastrophe


• Chapter 3: A Cause in the Caucasus


• Chapter 4: Territorial Integrity


• Chapter 5: Rescue Missions


• Chapter 6: Places Close to Our Hearts


• Chapter 7: The Novorossiya Project


• Chapter 8: Geopolitics Thick and Thin

Gerard Toal (Gearóid Ó Tuathail) is Professor of Government and International Affairs in the School of Public and International Affairs at Virginia Tech's Washington metro area campus.