(Un)avoidable Conflict in Ukraine: The Ideal Self and Fault Lines in Europe and Russia

Taking a conceptual approach to European—Russian relations in the post–Cold War era, this book traces how each side's "ideal self" came into conflict with "fault lines" in international politics.

Russia's 2022 full—scale invasion of Ukraine is not only a symptom of conflict taking over the European continent but also a point of no return that will be difficult to roll back. Could the state of conflict on the European continent have been avoided?

To understand the nature and evolution of confl...