Description: War in the Borderland: Four Ways to Interpret the Conflict in Ukraine examines the reasons why the Russian-Ukrainian war broke out, highlighting four possible interpretations.
Brief description: Paolo Pizzolo is assistant professor and post-doctoral research fellow at the Centre for International Studies and Development (CISAD) of the Jagiellonian University in Kraków.
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"The main insight of Pizzolo's book lies in its offering of four historically and theoretically informed interpretations of Russia's war in Ukraine, interpretations that coincide with Russian standpoints on this brutal war, as well as in its elaboration of six scenarios for a 'post-war territorial organization' of Ukraine." --Adrian Brisku, Charles University, Prague, and Ilia State University, Tbilisi
"Paolo Pizzolo's book shows how soft and hard power shape the complexities of Putin's Russia. He interprets the present war and the clash of civilizations to get to the deep meanings of this war- not only a struggle for territory, but a fight for historical destiny." --Andrea Carteny, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy