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The “Battle” of Crimea

Authorities in Crimea have announced that they consider the territory to be part of Russia after a swift vote in the local parliament.

In case of further escalation and military intervention into Ukraininan territory by foreign forces, the Ukrainian government and military will act in accordance with the constitution and laws

Ukraine has a number of military bases in Crimea that have come under siege from armed local volunteers and the Russian army in recent days. Russia has denied its troops are involved in the region despite widespread evidence to the contrary. Ukrainian soldiers in the bases have come under pressure to defect to Russian or Crimean forces, but have mainly not done so.

With events moving quickly on the ground, the big question is whether the officer class starts to defect en masse, and whether Russia uses force if they do not.

Military Power and Normative Power US,NATO,OSCE, EU vs. Russia’s Military Power

Normative Power Military PowerCan be viewed as a form of soft power but with some differences. It's exerting influence through the diffusion of norms such as peace, liberty, democracy, rule of law, etc.Used by important international actors such as US,NATO,OSCE, EU

Military power is using physical power to exert influence.Russia can be seen to be exerting physical power through the threat of using power because of the actions that it has conducted so far. For example, the mobilization of its army.

Philosophers like Machiavelli and Hobbes believed that violence and coercion were at the root of all politics, and weber believed that foundations of the state itself are grounded upon its possession of a ‘monopoly of legitimate violence’. Perhaps this could explain what’s happening. Russia is trying to strengthen its sovereignty.

How does power respond to power?

An issue of economic power