Reviews
Brands contends, indeed convincingly, that if this war has proven so globally transfixing, perhaps that's because it reminds us of ugly realities—the viciousness of autocratic aggression, the destructiveness of large-scale war, the fragility of international order—we might prefer to forget.
[A] deeply fascinating and valuable book.
War in Ukraine asks big questions about the emerging world order that has surfaced since Vladimir Putin's war in Ukraine. It is a penetrating analysis of what changed in world leaders' minds to enable the possibility of war and what the future of the international order might be and ought to be....[An] indispensable resource for navigating the complexities of a turning point in the post–Cold War order...
Hal Brands' edited anthology War in Ukraine: Conflict, Strategy, and the Return of a Fractured World, provides several compelling essays about the war in Ukraine considered from a broad perspective....Brands' compendium does a nice job of bringing together notable experts...
"A comprehensive, insightful assessment of the profound military, economic, political, and security implications of the Ukraine conflict, a war with far-reaching consequences for Europe and the global order. This collection of essays from leading experts offers not just a timely 'first draft of history' but an essential compendium of lessons learned for policymakers and the public alike."
"Journalism is frequently said to be the first rough draft of history, and Russia's war on Ukraine has spawned a plethora of excellent journalistic accounts. This volume of essays curated by the indefatigable Hal Brands is the first to address both the roots of the war and its enormous consequences for the international order and global security. Scholars, pundits, and policymakers alike will want to consult this timely and important book."
Book Details
Introduction: The Ukraine War and Global Order
Hal Brands
Part I: Origins and Overviews
1: Ukraine, Russia, China, the World
Stephen Kotkin
2: Why Putin Invaded Ukraine
Michael McFaul and Robert Person
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Introduction: The Ukraine War and Global Order
Hal Brands
Part I: Origins and Overviews
1: Ukraine, Russia, China, the World
Stephen Kotkin
2: Why Putin Invaded Ukraine
Michael McFaul and Robert Person
3: Strategic Fanaticism: Vladimir Putin and Ukraine
Lawrence Freedman
4: The Failure to Deter: U.S. Policy toward Ukraine and Russia from the End of the Cold War until February 24, 2022
Michael Kimmage
5: How the War Will End
Anne Applebaum
Part II: The Conflict
6: The Russia-Ukraine War: Military Operations and Battlefield Dynamics
Michael Kofman
7: Russian Military Resilience and Adaptation: Implications for the War in Ukraine and Beyond
Dara Massicot
8: Planning for the Worst: The Russia-Ukraine "Tiger Team"
Alexander Bick
9: U.S. Strategy in Ukraine
Kori Schake
10: Nuclear Lessons and Dilemmas from the War in Ukraine
Francis Gavin
11: Fallacies of Strategic Thinking in the Ukraine War
Thomas Mahnken and Joshua Baker
Part III: Global Dimensions and Implications
12: The Ukraine War and Global Cleavages
Ashley Tellis
13: Putin's Point of No Return
Andrea Kendall-Taylor
14: Accelerating Profound Changes Unseen in a Century: Chinese Assessments of and Responses to Russia's Invasion of Ukraine
Bonny Lin and Brian Hart
15: The European Union as a War Project: Five Pathways Toward a Geopolitical Europe
Mark Leonard
16: Lose-Lose: The Economic Sanctions of the Russo-Ukrainian War
Daniel Drezner
17: America's Global Role in the Shadow of the Ukraine Conflict
Peter Feaver and William Inboden