In Between Deterring and Threatening War: Russia-NATO Strategic Interaction
Journal: Economy and sociology
Year: 2024

Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022 marked a significant turning point in the post-World War II history of Europe, with the realist and idealist views on international relations offering contrasting interpretations of its underlying sources. While each perspective provides valuable insights, neither captures entirely the complex dynamics of foreign affairs, which frequently straddle a middle ground between the conflictual and cooperative states of nations. This paper takes on a game