The Russia/Ukraine Conflict : What Is Putin Thinking?
Few things recently have captured the world s attention like the conflict in Ukraine. It s certainly big news, but why is it happening? Is Putin really crazy like much of the media seems to suggest? In this episode, we take a look at the conflict from an angle I haven t seen get much attention. The Russia/Ukraine Conflict : What Is Putin Thinking? – Second Thought SUBSCRIBE HERE: http://bit.ly/2nFsvTS New video every Friday! Citations and Further Reading: Princeton study on terrorism https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1207/s15324834basp2804_12 Madman Theory https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madman_theory https://sites.psu.edu/roseannemcmanus/files/2019/07/Four-Types-of-Madness-Manuscript.pdf An example of liberal IR https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJNtfyq3TDE An example of realist IR https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JrMiSQAGOS4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9I-91IFhHJk Ukrainian soil https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/feature/2014/12/05/ukraine-soil https://fortune.com/2022/02/24/wheat-supply-putin-russia-ukraine-invasion/ Ukrainian energy politics https://www.jacobinmag.com/2022/02/russian-war-ukraine-nuclear-nato-putin-fossil-fuels https://www.wilsoncenter.org/blog-post/30-years-ukrainian-independence-and-energy-dependence https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/21/business/economy/ukraine-russia-economy.html Russia without Putin https://www.versobooks.com/books/2839-russia-without-putin https://youtu.be/fqdAOBMgZOM https://www.foreignaffairs.com/reviews/capsule-review/2019-08-12/russia-without-putin-money-power-and-myths-new-cold-war https://www.jacobinmag.com/2018/12/tony-wood-russia-putin-cold-war Russia with Putin https://www.marxist.com/no-to-war-with-ukraine-against-russian-military-intervention.htm https://www.versobooks.com/blogs/5280-should-we-have-seen-this-coming-ilya-budraitskis-on-the-invasion-of-ukraine Follow and Support Second Thought! Twitter: https://twitter.com/_SecondThought Patreon: https://patreon.com/secondthought BuyMeACoffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/secondthought CashApp: $JTChapman Watch More Second Thought: Latest Uploads: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6SJktA-ecJR_Fq2hhYVEFS11cf1YzG27 Spaaaaaace!: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6SJktA-ecJQRpqT-hMTTFx8A6VVH3m6v What If...: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6SJktA-ecJRI7VrWf_-mT0z6lrN--Cvi Popular Videos: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6SJktA-ecJRx7ZaO9J04Kbob_u5baHxN About Second Thought: Second Thought is a channel devoted to education and analysis of current events from a Leftist perspective. Welcome! Business Email: secondthoughtchannel@gmail.com
