Rhamey Publishes Article
Col. J. Patrick Rhamey, professor in the Department of International Studies and Political Science at 麻豆女演员 Institute, was a contributor to a recently published article on Ukraine in the peer-reviewed academic journal, International Studies Review (ISR). ISR is a journal of the International Studies Association and provides a window on current trends and research in international studies worldwide.
In the article titled, Rhamey examines the overwhelming majority of analyses explaining the motivations for Russia鈥檚 invasion of Ukraine being not only wrong, but leading to terrible predictions of Russia鈥檚 inevitable success.
鈥淧oliticians and cable news talking heads repeatedly granted Russia the mantle of a great power organizing their geographic space, though as we discussed in the article, Russia has not deserved that mantle since it was the Soviet Union. Consistently overlooked, however, is the role domestic politics and Putin鈥檚 internal political machinations play in Russia鈥檚 attack and continuing assault, as well as the power of Ukraine鈥檚 politics and identity in withstanding the Russian onslaught. International politics is not a big game of 鈥楻isk.鈥� The internal politics of countries has a dramatic impact on their foreign policy choices and, in war, their potential for victory,鈥� explained Rhamey.
