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100			_aPOSEN Barry R.
245			_aPutin's preventive war/ _cBarry R. Posen
260			_c2024
520			_aThe 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine matches the logic of preventive war, when states fear the consequences of a shifting balance of military power and strike to forestall it. This essay argues that Vladimir Putin likely viewed Russia’s strategic situation through a preventive war frame. Increasing U.S. and NATO military cooperation with Ukraine likely convinced Putin that he did not have much time to forestall Ukraine’s NATO membership, which would shift the balance of power against Russia.
598			_aRUSSIAN INVASION, PREVENTIVE WAR, BALANCE OF POWER, NEWARTICLS
650			_aRUSSIAN INVASION
650			_aPREVENTIVE WAR
650			_aBALANCE OF POWER
773			_gInternational Security, Winter 2024/2025, Volume 49, Number 3, pg. 7-49
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