The Crossing of Borders.
There are various accounts for the war in Ukraine; this essay is not contesting such accounts but, taking the classical understanding of the war between Sparta and Athens, elucidated by Thucydides, there seems to be a "hidden reason". The latter is the declining political significance of Sparta and...
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Vilnius University
2022
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=hlh&AN=160804486&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: hlh uiTerm: 160804486 longDbName: Humanities International Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: jinfo: jid: 13921126 3D4C jtl: Problems / Problemos issn: 13921126 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: 2022 vid: 102 pid: 16037 pub: Vilnius University artinfo: ui: 160804486 10.15388/Problemos.2022.102.5 ppf: 59 ppct: 15 formats: fmt: @attributes: type: P size: 2.2MB tig: atl: The Crossing of Borders. aug: au: Mickūnas, Algis affil: Ohio University su: Border crossing Russian invasion of Ukraine, 2022- Great powers (International relations) War Military invasion Sparta (Extinct city) Athens (Greece) Ukraine sug: subj: Sparta (Extinct city) Athens (Greece) Ukraine Border crossing Russian invasion of Ukraine, 2022- Great powers (International relations) War Military invasion keyword: autocracy democracy power war autokratija demokratija galia karas Ukraina ab: There are various accounts for the war in Ukraine; this essay is not contesting such accounts but, taking the classical understanding of the war between Sparta and Athens, elucidated by Thucydides, there seems to be a "hidden reason". The latter is the declining political significance of Sparta and the expanding importance of Athens. The brief analysis of the war by Thucydides is used to establish a framework for clear understanding of behavior of nations and their leaders when, despite an absense of military threat, they opt for war. Given this context, the question arises why Russia, not being threatened militarily, opts for war against its harmless neighbor. The Soviet Union was a global power equivalent to NATO alliance, and this power was inherited by Russia. The latter could not be afraid of military invasion by the West and yet it opted for war aiming to demonstrate that it is as significant as the West. The difference between Traditional Russian autocracy and modern Western democracy is such that the latter "crosses borders" by attraction and not by military power. Esama įvairių karo Ukrainoje aiškinimų. Šiame straipsnyje atsigręžiama į klasikinę karo tarp Spartos ir Atėnų istoriją, kaip ją nušviečia Tukididas, ir siekiama atskleisti karo „slaptąją priežastį". Pastaroji siejama su Spartos politinės galios nusilpimu ir išaugusia Atėnų įtaka. Trumpa Tukidido Peloponeso karo analizė straipsnyje pasitelkiama kaip teorinis karkasas siekiant suprasti tautų ir jų lyderių elgesį, t. y. kodėl jie pradeda karą nesant karinės grėsmės jų pačių atžvilgiu. Tokiame kontekste keliamas klausimas, kodėl Rusija pradėjo karą prieš Ukrainą, pavojaus nekeliančią savo kaimynę. Sovietų Sąjunga galios požiūriu buvo lygiavertė NATO aljansui ir jos galią perėmė Rusija. Pastarajai nebuvo jokios Vakarų karinės invazijos grėsmės, tačiau ji karą pradėjo siekdama įrodyti, jog yra ne mažiau reikšminga nei Vakarai. Skirtumas tarp tradicinės Rusijos autokratijos ir Vakarų demokratijos yra tas, kad pastaroji „peržengia sienas" savo patrauklumu, o ne karine jėga. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: Article src: R language: English refInfo: copyright: @attributes: flag: Y custom: Copyright of Problems / Problemos is the property of Vilnius University and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites without the copyright holder's express written permission. Additionally, content may not be used with any artificial intelligence tools or machine learning technologies. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. item: Problems / Problemos holder: Vilnius University dt: @attributes: year: 2022 holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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