As someone trained in the field of International Relations, I specialize in the history of the Soviet Union along with those of Russia and Ukraine since the end of the Cold War. More specifically, I focus on American, Russian, and Ukrainian policies post-1991 along with their ramifications for the post-Cold War order and the global balance of power. At this critical time in world affairs, the crisis in Ukraine has and will continue to have consequences for America's relationship not only with Russia and Ukraine but with other great and regional powers across the globe.