Series · Security
Ukraine War 2022
Mehmet Kılıçparlar, H.Murat Kadir, Sezai Akyüz, Ali Çağlar, Cihan Sali, Cebrail Bozkurt, Orhan Turan, Mehmet Emin Karagöz
- Parts
- 15
- Years
- 2022
Parts · in order of publication
Will Erdoğan Prevent the Russia–Ukraine War?
As Russia massed 100,000 troops on the border, negotiations led nowhere and Ankara offered to mediate. The article assesses the crisis before the invasion and Türkiye’s role.
The Ukraine–Russia Question in 15 Questions
From neighbourhood to Crimea, from the Black Sea Fleet to NATO: we explain the Russia–Ukraine question in 15 questions.
The Russian Invasion of Ukraine and the Looming Risk of a Global Cyber War
In Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, cyber attacks became an important part of the hybrid warfare that shapes the battlefield. The article examines the attacks before and during the invasion and the risk of a global cyber war.
Fratricide: The Russia–Ukraine War
The war between two peoples who share a common history, language and culture has turned into fratricide. The author stresses that no struggle that sheds innocent blood can be just.
Is Russia Ready for Urban Warfare in Ukraine?
According to former CIA Director David Petraeus, urban warfare in Kyiv was inevitable. The author assesses the difficulties of combat in built-up areas through the examples of Aleppo and Grozny.
Is UN and NATO Intervention Against Russia Possible?
Europe faces its largest conventional war since the Second World War. The article discusses whether UN and NATO intervention against Russia is legally and militarily possible.
Is Europe for or against Ukraine?
In the second week of the invasion, Zelensky reproached the West: “How many more people must die?” The article examines, country by country, the support European countries have given Ukraine.
Putin’s Five O’Clock Tea in Kyiv and Ukraine’s War of Liberation
Expecting a swift victory, Putin ran into Ukraine’s resistance. The author recalls similar historical examples of arrogance and underestimating one’s opponent.
A Brief Look at Ukrainian History up to the Dissolution of Soviet Russia in 1991
From the Principality of Kyiv to the Cossack Hetmanate, from Ottoman Podolia to the Holodomor: a brief look at Ukrainian history up to 1991.
Russia and the Vicious Circle of the Soviet Union
Can the harsh and angry characters of Russian literature also be reflected in a country’s way of governing? The author argues that Russia is trapped in its own vicious circle of Soviet nostalgia.
Russia–Ukraine Relations After the USSR
After the collapse of the Soviet Union, Ukraine held one of the world’s largest nuclear arsenals and handed it over in exchange for guarantees. A short history of Russia–Ukraine relations after the USSR.
Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine: The First TikTok War
Vietnam was the first television war; Ukraine became the first TikTok war. Social media is fundamentally changing how war is seen and perceived.
The Ukraine–Russia War and International Law
Russia’s attack on Ukraine has reopened the debate on the place of war in international law. The article examines the law of war and the rules on the protection of civilians.
The China–Turkey Line in the Ukraine–Russia War
The war in Ukraine has increased the importance of the Middle Corridor, which bypasses Russia in China’s Belt and Road project. This makes Turkey a critical transit country.
Germany: A Bitter Homeland for Ukrainian Refugees
More than a million people fleeing the war in Ukraine have sought refuge in Germany. But the support provided and arbitrary administrative practices have sparked debate over unequal treatment compared with other migrant groups.
