{"id":396,"date":"2022-11-29T09:23:16","date_gmt":"2022-11-29T14:23:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/warinukraineobservatory\/warinukraineobservatory\/?page_id=396"},"modified":"2025-11-12T09:49:58","modified_gmt":"2025-11-12T14:49:58","slug":"why-war-in-ukraine-origins-and-evolution","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/warinukraineobservatory\/why-war-in-ukraine-origins-and-evolution\/","title":{"rendered":"Why war in Ukraine? Origins and evolution"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-5xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n            <div class=\"cu-textmedia flex flex-col lg:flex-row mx-auto gap-6 md:gap-10 my-6 md:my-12 first:mt-0 max-w-5xl\">\n        <div class=\"justify-start cu-textmedia-content cu-prose-first-last\" style=\"flex: 0 0 100%;\">\n            <header class=\"font-light prose-xl cu-pageheader md:prose-2xl cu-component-updated cu-prose-first-last\">\n                                    <h1 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold !mt-2 mb-4 md:mb-6 relative after:absolute after:h-px after:bottom-0 after:bg-cu-red after:left-px text-3xl md:text-4xl lg:text-5xl lg:leading-[3.5rem] pb-5 after:w-10 text-cu-black-700 not-prose\">\n                        Why war in Ukraine? Origins and evolution\n                    <\/h1>\n                \n                                \n                            <\/header>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"cu-section cu-section--white w-screen ml-offset-center px-4 md:px-6 lg:px-12\"><div class=\"cu-max-w-child-5xl space-y-6 md:space-y-10   cu-prose-first-last\"><figure class=\"cu-figure not-prose  max-w-full\"><div class=\"not-prose overflow-hidden bg-white shadow-lg max-w-full rounded-none\"><div class=\"relative none overflow-hidden w-full pb-[56.25%] border border-cu-black-100\"><iframe title=\"Videos Embed\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZtNytkG0tbg\" class=\"cu-embed-iframe\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"cu-section cu-section--white w-screen ml-offset-center px-4 md:px-6 lg:px-12\"><div class=\"cu-max-w-child-5xl space-y-6 md:space-y-10   cu-prose-first-last\"><figure class=\"cu-figure not-prose  max-w-full\"><div class=\"not-prose overflow-hidden bg-white shadow-lg max-w-full rounded-none\"><div class=\"relative none overflow-hidden w-full pb-[56.25%] border border-cu-black-100\"><iframe title=\"Videos Embed\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5IGDeFvIZ1Q\" class=\"cu-embed-iframe\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/warinukraineobservatory\/warinukraineobservatory\/regional-perspectives\/\">Return to Regional Perspectives<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"ukrainian-foreign-policyacademic-resources\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ukrainian Foreign policy<br>\nAcademic Resources<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>D\u2019Anieri, P. (2012). Ukrainian foreign policy from independence to inertia. <em>Communist and Post-Communist Studies<\/em>, 45(3\u20134), 447\u2013456.<br>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.postcomstud.2012.06.008\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.postcomstud.2012.06.008<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kurnyshova, Y., and Makarychev, A. (2022). Explaining Russia\u2019s War Against Ukraine: How Can Foreign Policy Analysis and Political Theory Be Helpful? <em>Studies in East European Thought<\/em>, 74(4), pp. 507\u2013519. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s11212-022-09494-x\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s11212-022-09494-x<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Malek, M. (2009). The \u2018Western Vector\u2019 of the Foreign and Security Policy of Ukraine: Continuities and Ruptures Under President Viktor Yushchenko (2005 &#8211; 2009). <em>The Journal of Slavic Military <\/em><em>Studies<\/em>, 22 (4), 515\u2013542.&nbsp; <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1080\/13518040903355760\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1080\/13518040903355760<br>\n<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Odey, S., &amp; Bassey, S. (2022). Ukrainian foreign policy toward Russia between 1991 and 2004: the start of the conflict. <em>Journal of Liberty and International Affairs<\/em> (JLIA), 8(2), 346-361. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.47305\/JLIA2282346a\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.47305\/JLIA2282346a<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Proedrou, F. (2010). Ukraine\u2019s Foreign Policy: Accounting for Ukraine\u2019s Indeterminate Stance Between Russia and the West. <em>Journal of Southeast European and Black Sea Studies<\/em>, 10(4), pp. 443\u2013456. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1080\/14683857.2010.529993\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1080\/14683857.2010.529993<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Shelest, H., &amp; Rabinovych, M. (eds.) (2020). Decentralization, Regional Diversity, and Conflict. The Case of Ukraine. Palgrave Macmillan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Shulman, S. (1998). Cultures in competition: Ukrainian foreign policy and the \u2018cultural threat\u2019 from abroad. <em>Europe-Asia Studies<\/em>, 50(2), 287\u2013303.<br>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1080\/09668139808412536\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1080\/09668139808412536<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Shyrokykh, K. (2018). The Evolution of the Foreign Policy of Ukraine: External Actors and Domestic Factors. <em>Europe-Asia Studies<\/em>, 70(5), pp. 832\u2013850.<br>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1080\/09668136.2018.1479734\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1080\/09668136.2018.1479734<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"ukrainian-foreign-policynews-resources\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ukrainian Foreign policy<br>\nNews Resources<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/ukraine-celebrates-independence-day-with-a-new-level-of-meaning-as-it-fights-back-against-russia-189224\">https:\/\/theconversation.com\/ukraine-celebrates-independence-day-with-a-new-level-of-meaning-as-it-fights-back-against-russia-189224<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kyivindependent.com\/hot-topic\/ukraines-fight-to-get-russia-designated-as-state-sponsor-of-terrorism-explained\">https:\/\/kyivindependent.com\/hot-topic\/ukraines-fight-to-get-russia-designated-as-state-sponsor-of-terrorism-explained<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kyivindependent.com\/national\/ukraine-russia-exchange-110-prisoners-each\">https:\/\/kyivindependent.com\/national\/ukraine-russia-exchange-110-prisoners-each<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kyivindependent.com\/news-feed\/foreign-ministry-martial-law-in-occupied-territories-has-no-legal-value-calls\">https:\/\/kyivindependent.com\/news-feed\/foreign-ministry-martial-law-in-occupied-territories-has-no-legal-value-calls<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kyivindependent.com\/news-feed\/military-advisor-likelihood-of-new-attack-from-belarus-low-but-could-rise-in-spring\">https:\/\/kyivindependent.com\/news-feed\/military-advisor-likelihood-of-new-attack-from-belarus-low-but-could-rise-in-spring<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/english.nv.ua\/nation\/ukraine-s-fm-says-eu-to-deploy-advisory-military-training-mission-in-ukraine-50218588.html\">https:\/\/english.nv.ua\/nation\/ukraine-s-fm-says-eu-to-deploy-advisory-military-training-mission-in-ukraine-50218588.html<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/english.nv.ua\/nation\/ukraine-s-defense-minister-reveals-possible-scenarios-for-russian-attacks-on-ukraine-50218575.html\">https:\/\/english.nv.ua\/nation\/ukraine-s-defense-minister-reveals-possible-scenarios-for-russian-attacks-on-ukraine-50218575.html<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-7xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n        \n    <div class=\"grid gap-6 mx-auto my-6 cu-column md:gap-10 lg:grid-cols-3 md:my-10 first:mt-0\">\n        \n<div class=\"cu-column-content\">\n    \n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/warinukraineobservatory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/190\/cc.xlarge-400x400.png\" alt=\"Creative Commons logo\" class=\"wp-image-413\" style=\"object-fit:cover;width:100px;height:100px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/warinukraineobservatory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/190\/cc.xlarge-400x400.png 400w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/warinukraineobservatory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/190\/cc.xlarge-160x160.png 160w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/warinukraineobservatory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/190\/cc.xlarge-240x240.png 240w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/warinukraineobservatory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/190\/cc.xlarge-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/warinukraineobservatory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/190\/cc.xlarge-200x200.png 200w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/warinukraineobservatory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/190\/cc.xlarge-360x360.png 360w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/warinukraineobservatory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/190\/cc.xlarge.png 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"cu-column-content\">\n    \n\n<p><i>Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under Creative Commons license.<\/i><\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"cu-column-content\">\n    \n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n    <\/div>\n\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ukrainian Foreign policy Academic Resources D\u2019Anieri, P. (2012). Ukrainian foreign policy from independence to inertia. Communist and Post-Communist Studies, 45(3\u20134), 447\u2013456. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.postcomstud.2012.06.008 Kurnyshova, Y., and Makarychev, A. (2022). Explaining Russia\u2019s War Against Ukraine: How Can Foreign Policy Analysis and Political Theory Be Helpful? Studies in East European Thought, 74(4), pp. 507\u2013519. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s11212-022-09494-x Malek, M. (2009). 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