Debating the War in Ukraine - Counterfactual Histories and Future Possibilities

Debating the War in Ukraine discusses whether the war in Ukraine could have been avoided, and, if so, how? In this dialogical book, the authors discuss nodal points of history in terms of counterfactuals and contrastive explanations, concluding by considering future possibilities.

List of contents

1. Introduction: On Explanations, Contrasts, and Counterfactuals 2. The 1990s: Sowing the Seeds of War After the End of the Cold War 3. The 2000s: Wars, Revolutions, and Misfired Declarations 4. The 2010s: The War in Ukraine Starts 5. Coercive Diplomacy and the Outbreak of War in 2021–2022 6. The Shape of Things to Come

About the author

Tuomas Forsberg is Director of the Helsinki Collegium for Advanced Studies at the University of Helsinki, Finland, and Professor of International Relations at Tampere University, Finland.
Heikki Patomäki is Professor of World Politics at the University of Helsinki, Finland, and a Life Member of Clare Hall at the University of Cambridge, UK.

Summary

Debating the War in Ukraine discusses whether the war in Ukraine could have been avoided, and, if so, how? In this dialogical book, the authors discuss nodal points of history in terms of counterfactuals and contrastive explanations, concluding by considering future possibilities.

Product details

• Authors: Tuomas Forsberg, Tuomas (University of Helsinki Forsberg, Forsberg Tuomas, Heikki Patomäki
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 26.08.2024
• EAN: 9781032450865
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3245086-5
• No. of pages: 98
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; POLITICAL SCIENCE / General, military history, Warfare & defence, Political leaders & leadership, Peace studies and conflict resolution, Warfare and defence, International institutions, Peace studies & conflict resolution, Former Soviet Union, USSR (Europe), Political leaders and leadership, Armed Conflict