The Russian invasion of Ukraine was neither the start nor the end of a long series of wars. This book explains the origins of this bloody tragedy, its meanings, and its likely consequences. Michael Kimmage is one of the very best historians of the subject; his analysis is urgent and necessary for anyone who hopes to understand these world-changing events.
Michael Kimmage is Professor of History at the Catholic University of America and a Non-resident Senior Associate at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. From 2014 to 2016, he served on the Secretary's Policy Planning Staff at the U.S. Department of State, where he handled the Ukraine/Russia portfolio. He is the author of The Conservative Turn: Lionel Trilling, Whittaker Chambers, and the Lessons of Anti-Communism and The Abandonment of the West: The History of an Idea in American Foreign Policy. He writes regularly for Foreign Affairs, the New Republic, and other publications.