The West Versus The Rest: The Russian Invasion of Ukraine and the Crisis of the “Post-Western” Order
Journal: Transatlantic Policy Quarterly
Year: 2023

The Russian invasion of Ukraine intensified the defining conflict of the new age, the conflict between democratic and authoritarian capitalism. The unified Western response to the war highlighted the revitalization of the democratic club of Western states and their allies (G7 plus). Another critical implication of the War has been that a clear divide has emerged between “the West” and “the Rest” in their reactions to the War. The Russian War on Ukraine signals the beginnings of a new phase of th