| ID | 192618 |
| Title Proper | Concluding remarks |
| Other Title Information | Russian invasion - the dawn of a new world order without American hegemony? |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Kříž, Zdeněk |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | Several variables are critical to the future course and outcome of the current war. The most important is the morale factor on both sides. Wars are fought by people. The willingness of soldiers to die for their country and of the civilian population to bear the consequences of war is a key factor in a state’s readiness for total war. And Ukrainians are fighting as one. Russian attacks on Ukraine’s critical infrastructure in November 2022 aimed to undermine their will to fight. But the available data from summer 2023 does not suggest that the Ukrainian public’s faith in victory has decreased, nor that their willingness to make territorial or other concessions has increased. Unfortunately, one can make an expert guess that support for the war in Russia is also considerable. Protest from the Russian population is meagre, lukewarm, and sporadic. The Russians are unhappy that they are not winning the war; for the time being, they are indifferent to the suffering in Ukraine; there have been no mass anti-war demonstrations. Even Western anti-war activists do not go to Moscow’s Red Square to organise protests as in the past they demonstrated in front of the White House in Washington. |
| `In' analytical Note | Defense and Security Analysis Vol. 39, No.3; Sep 2023: p.407-408 |
| Journal Source | Defense and Security Analysis Vol: 39 No 3 |