Russia's Wars in the Ukraine and Georgia: A parallel case study of Russia's choice to engage in the 2014 Ukraine Crisis and 2008 Russo-Georgian War
Ruské války na Ukrajině a v Gruzii: Souběžná případová studie volby Ruska zapojit se do krize na Ukrajině v roce 2014 a rusko-gruzínské války v roce 2008
diploma thesis (DEFENDED)
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Author
Advisor
Referee
Ludvík, Jan
Faculty / Institute
Faculty of Social Sciences
Discipline
International Security Studies
Department
Department of International Relations
Date of defense
23. 9. 2021
Publisher
Univerzita Karlova, Fakulta sociálních vědLanguage
English
Grade
Excellent
for Diploma Thesis "Russia's Wars in the Ukraine and Georgia: A parallel case study of Russia's choice to engage in the 2014 Ukraine Crisis and 2008 Russo-Georgian War" David Neppel Prague 27.07.2021 The present diploma thesis examines the reasons for the Russian Federation's military action in the 2014 Ukraine crisis and the 2008 Russo-Georgian War. The scope of research is focused on the various actors that held a stake prior to the conflicts and how these conditions in the international arena influenced Russian decision making. In this capacity, the thesis seeks to provide a comprehensive overview of the involved actors' positions and ambitions and how these impacted the eventual unfolding of events. The method chosen to conduct this work is an expected utility approach. A spatial model will be constructed in which all the information about players' preferences and acceptable outcomes is represented visually. Then an analysis will be concluded that seeks to find overlaps/discrepancies between actors' positions and will eventually determine the failure of negotiations.