How conventional arms control failures caused the Russo-Ukraine War
Journal: Defense and Security Analysis
Year: 2024

What role did conventional arms control (CAC) agreements failures play in Russia's decision to invade Ukraine?Using a process tracing and counterfactual mixed methodology analyzing Russia's invasion motivations, this article attempts to answer the question by assessing Russian strategic policies, proposals, and arms control agreements.These demonstrate that Russia, seeing its sense of "indivisible security" being violated, sought to adjust or establish new CAC agreements to address a growing con