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Putin s War on Ukraine Russia s Campaign for Global Counter Revolution

by [Ramani, Samuel]

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Eight years after annexing Crimea, Russia embarked on a full-scale invasion of neighboring Ukraine in February 2022. For Vladimir Putin, this was a legacy-defining mission--to restore Russia's sphere of influence and undo Ukraine's surprisingly resilient democratic experiment. Yet Putin's aspirations were swiftly eviscerated, as the conflict degenerated into a bloody war of attrition and the Russian economy faced crippling sanctions. How can we make sense of his decision to invade?

This book argues that Putin's policy of global counter-revolution is driven not by systemic factors, such as preventing NATO expansion, but domestic ones: the desire to unite Russians around common principles and consolidate his personal brand of authoritarianism. This objective has inspired military interventions in Crimea, Donbas and Syria, and now all-out war against Kyiv.

Samuel Ramani explores why Putin opted for regime change in Ukraine, rather than a smaller-scale intervention in Donbas, and considers the impact on his own regime's legitimacy. How has Russia's long-term political and foreign policy trajectory shifted? And how will the international response reshape the world order?

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Product Details

  • Hurst Brand
  • Jun 20, 2023 Pub Date:
  • 9781787388512 ISBN-13:
  • 1787388514 ISBN-10:
  • 592.0 pages Hardcover
  • English Language
  • 8.77 in * 1.98 in * 5.88 in Dimensions:
  • 2 lb Weight: