{"product_id":"war-in-ukraine-medea-benjamin-9781682193716","title":"War in Ukraine: Making Sense of a Senseless Conflict","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRussia's brutal February 2022 invasion of Ukraine has attracted widespread condemnation across the West. Government and media circles present the conflict as a simple dichotomy between an evil empire and an innocent victim. In this concise, accessible and highly informative primer, Medea Benjamin and Nicolas Davies insist the picture is more complicated. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eYes, Russia's aggression was reckless and, ultimately, indefensible. But the West's reneging on promises to halt eastward expansion of NATO in the wake of the collapse of the Soviet Union played a major part in prompting Putin to act. So did the U.S. involvement in the 2014 Ukraine coup and Ukraine's failure to implement the Minsk peace agreements. The result is a conflict that is increasingly difficult to resolve, one that could conceivably escalate into all-out war between the United States and Russia-the world's two leading nuclear powers.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSkillfully bringing together the historical record and current analysis, \u003cem\u003eWar In Ukraine\u003c\/em\u003e looks at the events leading up to the conflict, surveys the different parties involved, and weighs the risks of escalation and opportunities for peace. For anyone who wants to get beneath the heavily propagandized media coverage to an understanding of a war with consequences that could prove cataclysmic, reading this timely book will be an urgent necessity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Medea Benjamin, Nicolas J. S. Davies\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1682193713\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781682193716\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e OR Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/15\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 198\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.44lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.40h x 4.90w x 0.60d","brand":"Medea Benjamin","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44073180102911,"sku":"9781682193716","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1362f511-ffa9-4b10-a51b-6b96be245e05.jpg?v=1685446288","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/war-in-ukraine-medea-benjamin-9781682193716","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}