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The Buffer State Dilemma: Interrogating Russia-West Geo-Strategic Rivalry and Civilizational Stakes in Ukraine

2026GradivaJournalOpen access

10.5281/zenodo.20642851 Full text0 citations

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4 authors.

Dim, Kenneth N.First author
- University of Nigeria (NG)
as printed: Kenneth Nnamdi Dim
Osinachi, Peter Uba-Uzoagwa
- University of Nigeria (NG)
Quentin Chukwuemeka Chukwu
- University of Nigeria (NG)
Ogbonnaya, Eze. OriSenior author
- University of Nigeria (NG)

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European and Russian Geopolitical Military Strategieslevel 3 · 0.29
Global Security and Public Healthlevel 3 · 0.15
Global Energy Security and Policylevel 3 · 0.13

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2026 · Gradiva · 0 citations
https://openalex.org/W7164350241

The Buffer State Dilemma: Interrogating Russia-West Geo-Strategic Rivalry and Civilizational Stakes in Ukraine · Sankore