Author profile: Bulent Gokay and Lily Hamourtziadou

Bulent Gokay is a Professor of International Relations at Keele University.

Lily Hamourtziadou is a Senior Lecturer in Security Studies at Birmingham City University.

They are the authors of Human Costs of War: 21st Century Human (In)Security from 2003 Iraq to 2022 Ukraine (Routledge 2002).

What Motivated Putin to Invade Ukraine?

Bulent Gokay and Lily Hamourtziadou • Dec 29 2024 • Articles

Putin commenced this war anticipating a swift and uncomplicated victory, but he misjudged the Ukrainian people.

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