The Russia – Ukraine War and the Renaissance of IR Realism
The Russia – Ukraine War and the Renaissance of IR Realism

Summary/Abstract: The primary objective of this article is to present an interpretation of Russia’s war in Ukraine from the perspective of the oldest - realist theory of international relations (IR). Contrary to popular belief, realist approaches are neither homogeneous nor en- tirely predictable. This school of thought encompasses diverse perspectives from both practitioners and theoreticians, including Zbigniew Brzezinski, Henry Kissinger, John Mearsheimer, Kenneth Waltz, Stephen Walt, and others. By rigorously examining these different viewpoints, we aim to expose the weakest links in our analysis and shed light on various hidden dimensions of the ongoing contemporary conflict, with the aim of preventing future outbreaks of similar conflicts and further deterioration of existing ones.

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