JOHN MEARSHEIMER’S REALISM AND THE UKRAINIAN CRISIS
Journal: Izvestiâ KazUMOiMÂ im. Abylaj hana.
Year: 2024

The paper sheds light on the ongoing debate around the Ukrainian war in American and Western scholarship, the focus is especially on John Mearsheimer’s views on the Western perception and attitudes towards Russia’s military invasion of Ukraine. An in-depth critical analysis of Mearsheimer’s essay titled “Why the Ukraine Crisis Is the West’s Fault” published in the aftermath of the Russian annexation of Crimea in 2014 and his other works have shown that putting the blame on Putin and demonization