Why the Russia-Ukraine war isn't just about NATO and Putin
Pierzynski, G. & Joseph, J.
(15 August 2025)
Why the Russia-Ukraine war isn't just about NATO and Putin.
LSE European Politics and Policy (EUROPP) blog.
Most explanations of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine focus on NATO expansion or Vladimir Putin’s personal ambitions. Yet as Gabriel A. Pierzynski and Jonathan Joseph argue, such accounts miss that Russia’s imperial state structure shapes the state’s behaviour regardless of who leads it or how the West reacts.
| Item Type | Blog post |
|---|---|
| Copyright holders | © 2025 The Author(s) |
| Departments | LSE > Research Centres > Hellenic Observatory |
| Date Deposited | 05 Sep 2025 |
| URI | https://researchonline.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/129385 |