Russo-Ukraine War: Drawing a Parallel with the Second World War and Cold War

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Published: Oct 17, 2022
DOI: https://doi.org/10.33258/polit.v2i4.771
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Nuclear War; Weimer Republic; Strategy; warfare; superiority; National Interest

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William Abiodun Duyile
Ekiti State University, Faculty of Arts, Department of History and International Studies, Ado Ekiti, Ekiti State
Olayinka Olabimpe Ojo
Arts Education Department, Bamidele Olumilua University of Education, Science and Technology, Ikere Ekiti, Ekiti State
Soboyejo A. Oludemi
Department of History and International Studies, Federal University of Oye Ekiti, Ekiti State
Gabriel G. Jegede
Professor, Faculty of Arts, Department of Religious Studies, Ado Ekiti, Ekiti State

Abstract

The paper drew parallels between the Russo- Ukraine war and the Second World War and Cold War. A contextual between these events and eras were described in the study. The similarities were pointed out, a conjecture between the eras was reviewed, and a comparison of NATO and Russia’s National Interests were studied side by side as it concerns the nations border states with Russia.  The study relied on documentary data. The documentary data were sourced from government annual departmental reports, newspapers and correspondence. The secondary sources used were subjected to internal and external criticism for authentication, and then to textual and contextual analyses. The study found that the Russo- Ukraine war was a proxy war. The paper proved that a parallel between the events under study can indeed be drawn. A core contribution of this study is the correlation between the eras and the similarities of both periods   The study proves that Russia has a Nuclear edge over NATO.

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William Abiodun Duyile, Olayinka Olabimpe Ojo, Soboyejo A. Oludemi, & Gabriel G. Jegede. (2022). Russo-Ukraine War: Drawing a Parallel with the Second World War and Cold War. Polit Journal Scientific Journal of Politics, 2(4), 156-165. https://doi.org/10.33258/polit.v2i4.771
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Vol 2 No 4 (2022): Polit Journal: Scientific Journal of Politics, November
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