Russia wanted a new world order. This wasn’t the one it had in mind
- Written by Mark Edele, Hansen Professor in History, The University of Melbourne
Four years ago, Vladimir Putin escalated his war against Ukraine to an all-out assault. The plan was for a quick and lively campaign and a speedy takeover of a country the Russian president thought shouldn’t exist.
Victory would reassert Russia’s status and hasten a shift from a unipolar to a multipolar world; instead of one great...





