A year on, Russia’s war on Ukraine threatens to redraw the map of world politics

Wars are world-shaping. Beyond their immediate human and physical tolls, wars alter the fates of societies and states; of clans, cultures and leaders. They establish new lines of access to resources and influence, determining who has what – and who doesn’t. They set precedents for how future wars are justified and, in the case of attempted conquest, wars can ultimately redraw the map of world politics...Author
Matthew Sussex
Fellow, Strategic and Defence Studies Centre, Australian National University