The Strategic Role of Ukraine - Diplomatic Addresses and Lectures (1944–1997)

Yuri Shcherbak--former Ukrainian Ambassador to the U.S.--is a writer and physician who came to international prominence with his exposéon Chornobyl, as a founder of the Ukrainian Green Party, as Ukraine's first minister of environmental protection, and as its first ambassador to Israel. The Strategic Role of Ukraine assesses the period during which Ukraine rose to become an important part of the European geo-strategic posture. The collection treats Ukraine's relations with the United States, other nations in the region, and Israel; the Chornobyl aftermath; the status of Sevastopol; NATO enlargement; and the question of Ukrainian-Jewish relations. It includes a chronology of Ukraine-U.S. relations (1989-1997) and the text of the NATO-Ukraine Charter. Specialists and students alike will appreciate this comprehensive and focused overview of contemporary Ukraine.

About the author

Yuri Shcherbak, former Ukrainian Ambassador to the United States, is a writer and physician who came to international prominence with his exposé on Chornobyl, as a founder of the Ukrainian Green Party, as Ukraine’s first minister of environmental protection, and as its first ambassador to Israel.

Summary

This book assesses the period of Ukraine’s rise to importance in the European geostrategic posture. It treats Ukraine’s relations with the U.S., other nations in the region, and Israel; the Chornobyl aftermath; the status of Sevastopol; NATO enlargement; and the question of Ukrainian–Jewish relations.

Product details

• Authors: Iurii Shcherbak, Yuri Shcherbak, Shcherbak Yuri
• Publisher: University Presses
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.05.1998
• EAN: 9780916458850
• ISBN: 978-0-916458-85-0
• Weight: 259 g
• Illustrations: 2 halftones, 1 map, 1 line drawing
• Series: Harvard Series in Ukrainian Studies; Harvard Papers in Ukrainian St; Harvard Papers in Ukrainian Studies; Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute Publications; Harvard Papers in Ukranian Studies (HUP); Harvard Papers in Ukranian Studies
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Comparative and international political science; Ukraine, Postwar 20th century history, from c 1945 to c 2000, European History, HISTORY / Europe / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / European, International Relations, Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999, c 1990 to c 2000, c 1990 to c 1999, HISTORY / Europe / Ukraine