Russia's invasion of Ukraine has been heavily criticised internationally. However, many observers suggest that it is no worse than the invasions carried out by the West in places such as Afghanistan and Iraq, in 2001 and 2003, or against Yugoslavia, in 1999. But is this really the case? Hello and welcome! My name is James Ker-Lindsay. Here I take an informed look at International Relations with a focus on territorial conflicts, secession, independence movements and new countries. If you like what you see, please do subscribe. If you want more, including exclusive content and benefits, consider becoming a channel member. Many thanks! SUBSCRIBE FOR FREE null SUPPORT THE CHANNEL null Since 1945, the international community has built up a set of rules governing how states interact with one another. This is built on the principles of sovereignty, territorial integrity and political independence. As shown, every invasions is, by definition, a violation of sovereignty. What sets them apart from each other is the extent to which they may violate the other two principles. As shown, however, while Western interventions may have violated two of the three principles, and even then in ways that did not necessarily benefit intervening countries directly, none of its actions went against all three of these basic tenets of international relations. In contrast, Russia has entirely ignored all of them - and has done so for its own benefit. The fact that President Putin has implicitly threatened to use nuclear weapons if NATO or any power directly intervenes to help Ukraine makes it all the more troubling. To this extent, Russia's war against Ukraine goes far further than anything we have seen in the post-Cold War Era. Indeed, it threatens to fundamentally undermine the entire system of international relations established after the Second World War. CHAPTERS 0:00 Introduction and Titles 0:42 The Foundations of International Relations 2:15 Russia and Ukraine's Sovereignty 3:32 Russia and Ukraine's Territorial Integrity 6:30 Russia and Ukraine's Political Independence 9:05 Why Russia's Actions are So Worrying 10:39 The Implications of Russia's Invasion of Ukraine RELATED PLAYLISTS Current Issues and Disputes    • CURRENT ISSUES AND DISPUTES   International Relations, Independence and Secession    • INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS, SECESSION AN...   Secession and Independence in the Post-Soviet Space https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z0RwWZXeb-0 =============== FURTHER READING & USEFUL SOURCES Charter of the United Nations https://www.un.org/en/about-us/un-charter/full-text =============== MY BOOKS Secession and State Creation: What Everyone Needs to Know https://amzn.to/2MPY3W2 [PRE-ORDER] The Cyprus Problem: What Everyone Needs to Know https://amzn.to/2FaaBU2 Kosovo: The Path to Contested Statehood in the Balkans https://amzn.to/35jiBN2 The Foreign Policy of Counter-Secession https://amzn.to/2Qinm5t My other books https://amzn.to/2MlP13u =============== MY PROFILES & SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNTS Twitter http://www.twitter.com/JamesKerLindsay LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-ker-lindsay-b31b9930/ Academia.edu https://lse.academia.edu/JamesKerLindsay Research Gate https://www.researchgate.net/profile/James_Ker-Lindsay =============== EQUIPMENT& TOOL USED TO MAKE THIS VIDEO Camera: Canon XA40 https://amzn.to/3CLinzy Microphone: Røde VideoMic NTG https://amzn.to/2MAHBZj Key Light: Elgato https://amzn.to/3D85kJx Accent Lights: Aputure MC https://amzn.to/3kkoGSS Teleprompter: Parrot 2 https://amzn.to/2VLcRsm Tripod: Geekoto 79" Carbon Fibre https://amzn.to/2wWMNT1 Channel Analytics: TubeBuddy https://www.tubebuddy.com/JKL Channel Graphics: https://motionvfx.sjv.io/NKB34O =============== KEYWORDS #Ukraine #Russia #InternationalRelations #InternationalPolitics #CurrentAffairs #Statehood #Independence #InternationalLaw DISCLAIMER: Some of the links above are affiliate links. These pay a small commission if you make a purchase. This helps to support the channel and will be at no additional cost to you.