Warlords and Coalition Politics in Post-Soviet States

by Jesse Driscoll

Book Overview

The break-up of the USSR was unexpected and unexpectedly peaceful. Though a third of the new states fell prey to violent civil conflict, anarchy on the post-Soviet periphery, when it occurred, was quickly cauterized. This book argues that this outcome had nothing to do with security guarantees by Russia or the United Nations and everything to do with local innovation by ruthless warlords, who competed and colluded in a high-risk coalition formation...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1107636450
• ISBN13: 9781107636453
• Release Date: July 2017
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 263 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"