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100	1		_aSHIGEKI Hakamada
245			_aHistorical background of Putin's invasion of Ukraine/ _cHakamada Shigeki
260			_c2022
520			_aThe February 2022 military invasion of Ukraine by President Vladimir Putin, which overturned the very foundations of the world order, was not the result of a recent change in Putin's thinking or personality; rather it was the inevitable outcome of the Russian policy of imperialism ongoing since the early 2000s. The assertions of former reformist leaders who ingratiated themselves to Putin after 2003, such as Anatoly Chubais, are accurate predictions of Putin's behavior today. In particular, the Putin administration's policy shift in June 2006 from an emphasis on "territorial integrity" to an emphasis on the "right to self-determination" is the basis for the subsequent war in Georgia, the annexation of Crimea, and today's Ukraine problem. The West and Japan did not realize the seriousness of the policy shift in 2006 and continued their policy of appeasement toward Russia, resulting in the current situation. There will be no radical change in Russia after Putin.
650			_aNATO
650			_aVLADIMIR PUTIN
650			_aRUSSIAN MILITARY CAPABILITY
650			_aRUSSIA _zUKRAINE
773			_aAsia-Pacific Review: _gVol 29, No. 2, Summer 2022, pp.19-34
598			_aRUSSIA, MILITARY, POLICY
856			_uhttps://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13439006.2022.2105516 _zClick here for full text
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