The Impact of Crises, Conflicts and Wars on Security and Stability in the International System (The 2022 Russian-Ukrainian War as a Model)
Journal: International Journal of Historical and Social Studies
Year: 2025

Wars and international crises have constituted the most significant and influential factors affecting balance, stability, and security within the international system. The Napoleonic wars, following the French Revolution, generated instability and insecurity within the system, which was then based on the principle of traditional balance of power that prevailed throughout the nineteenth century and ultimately led to the outbreak of the First World War. This was followed by a fragile phase of inte