Full Description
In this book, scholars from political science, economics, philosophy, history, and geopolitics offer critical insights into the conflict in Ukraine and the way it is changing the world order. These international experts explore the nature of the Russian regime; its stance toward the West; insights into the strategic, moral, and legal aspects of the conflict; and an appraisal of Western responses in terms of military aid to Ukraine, power competition, and value-driven alliances. The war in Ukraine is often seen as the final nail in the coffin of the post-Cold War order of Liberal convergence, and the opening of a new multipolar reality. This project offers a multifaceted view of the conflict and its consequences and will be of great interest to IR scholars, specialists of Russian politics and geopolitics.
Contents
Introduction: The Fight for Ukraine and the Shaping of Things to Come Stipe Buzar and Jean-François Caron 1 The rise of militant Kleptocracy Boris Kashnikov 2 Africa-Russia relations in the wake of the invasion of Ukraine Karol Czuba 3 "Empire of lies": Russian contestation of western values and international order Stipe Buzar 4 Navigating the new multipolar world: Strengths and vulnerabilities of the western world Saira Bano 5 Strategy here, strategy there: Who's afraid of the Russian bear? Jean-François Caron 6 Russia's war on Ukraine and Chinese and Taiwanese relations in the 21st century: Is conflict with Taiwan inevitable and what can be learned from Moscow's missteps in Eastern Europe? Jason Lacharite 7 Military aid to Ukraine: Crowdsourcing at its finest Josip Lučev 8 The big game in Southeast Europe: Groupism and anarchy in Russo-Western Relations Davor Boban 9 Russian uses and abuses of Serbia-Kosovo dispute Petar Popović
