title: The Ukrainian Crisis and European Security: Implications for the United States and U.S. Army
abstract: Abstract : Vladimir Putin's decision to annex Crimea and attempt to destabilize eastern Ukraine have sparked widespread concern among Western policymakers that Russia has embarked on a more confrontational policy that could have far-reaching implications for Russia's relations with the United States and for European stability. The annexation of Crimea challenges two basic assumptions on which U.S. policy toward Europe in the post- Cold War era has been based: (1) that Europe is essentially stabl