The Russia-Ukraine War: Shaking the Foundation of the Global System
Dana Mohammed Danish Aladdin Sajadi
International Relations and Diplomacy Department,
Faculty of Administrative Sciences and Economics, Tishk International University Erbil Kurdistan Region, Iraq
Correspondence: [email protected]
Received: September 20, 2022 Revised: October 20, 2022 Published: October 30, 2022
Abstract
After several months of posturing, the Russian army was stationed on the Ukrainian border, and
the Kremlin denying any intention to invade or attack Ukraine, and the west kept escalating the
situation. The world experienced a crucial moment on the 24th of February; when the Russian
President, Vladimir Putin announced a special military operation against Ukraine. Since the
eruption of the war, it has continued until this moment without cessation of hostilities or its
stoppage, as diplomatic efforts have thus far not brought an end to it. Several global actors were
involved in this crisis and the outcome of this war is going to have a major impact on the entire
globe. This paper examines who handles this crisis and the implications of it for the International
System, politically and economically. The paper, through the qualitative research framework,
particularly document analysis and thematic analysis, secondary data were collected from
academic works relevant to the paper, which were logically and thematically analyzed. The
findings include disruption to the relative stability of the international system, changing global and
regional geopolitical calculations and slower global economic growth and development. The paper
recommends that urgent steps and strategies should be taken by the international community,
especially the most influential state and non-state actors to bring a swift end to the ongoing RussiaUkraine war.
Keywords: Russia, Ukraine, NATO, War, United States, European Union
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Sajadi, D. M. D. (2022). The Russia-Ukraine War: Shaking the Foundation of the Global System. Eurasian Journal of Management & SocialSciences, 3(3), 34-47. https://doi.org/10.23918/ejmss.V3i3p34
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