Understanding the War in Ukraine (1) - General

STG Director Prof Alexander Stubb sheds light on the war in Ukraine in a series of four video lectures.
Each lecture focuses on a different angle regarding the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
The first video provides a general overview. The following episodes will focus on Finland, Europe, and the world.

This episode was recorded on 24 March 2022.

#Ukraine #Russia #Ukrainewar

[alexanderstubb]

Thanks for all the comments on the this and all the other episodes. Was able to read through over the weekend. Will try to continue to approve the series. Sorry for all the mistakes. I do not have a transcript, just a structure for the talk in my notebook. We do the lecture in one take, no revision or major editing…well, except for the first take in the first episode, which my team thought was funny and necessary to rub in =). Big thanks to Roeland, Andrei and Gulia for the production. Helps to have the most talented film maker in town. Next too episodes on Instruments of Power and a New World Order…or disorder as the case might be.

[liberty-matrix]

"When we over rationalize the past, over dramatize the present, we end up underestimating the future." ~ Prof Alexander Stubb

[lassel]

I can recommend Col. Douglas McGregor in the conflict between NATO and Russia in Ukraine. He has a vast knowledge not only of military but also of history.

[echoblash]

Thank you sir ( your the best ! I enjoy lessening your lecture )
This educational and can change the world !

[fgranlun]

Som finländare vill jag verkligen tacka för en bra och grundläggande föreläsning. Följer absolut den här serien!

[IronBelH]

Thank you for this lecture series. I love it.

[oyebiyitope]

When you mentioned Finland I just know that you are making sense, even though this video is two months old, with what's going on between Russia and Finland, man you are on point

[bipolarbear]

Thank you so much Prof. Alexander Stubb. Absolutely crystal clear analysis of the situation and perfectly articulated to the general public. It's no wonder you were a Prime Minister, Foreign Minister and Finance Minister of Finland. I only wish there were politicians of your caliber in the US, the UK, Australia and other countries around the World. You may have been born on April 1st, but you're no April Fool, that's for sure.

[kalevivirtanen]

Stub is also WEF's young global leader

[cjmerobot]

I wonder if the future you’re hoping for is the same as Klaus Schwab and Victoria Nuland’s vision for the future.

[krusherking]

Thank you so much for this. It is most interesting and I am learning a great deal from it. I'd love to see you do a re-analysis with the benefit of hindsight once the war is finished, whenever that may be.

[EnverNuhovic]

I would consider myself very lucky man if I lived in a country where Mr.Alexander Stubb was prime Minister. Thank you very much for this serie. Please keep going with it.

[CS-vmfx]

Toppenanalys och pedagogisk paketerat!👏 ser fram emot nästa episod!

[kurt]

Thank you for your giving your insights into Russia. I really enjoyed listening.

[endourology]

Illuminating analysis and lecture, thank you!

[MothersTearUkraine]

Thank you for your channel and your perspective of view. As a Ukrainian who watches/listens to lots of Russian media and is familiar with their narrative, I'd like only to clarify they don't want to defend Europe or Europeans. Russian propaganda made Russians feel they are living in a great country that always win (WW2, battle w Napoleon etc) and they proud of it very much. 

On another side propaganda created a feeling there's a constant threat to their country from the West. Mainly from USA and NATO. The image of West Europe created by propaganda is something like countries with fallen morale and principles which Russians should avoid at any cost. 

So, finally from one side, the Russians believe in the greatness of Russia (they percept it as something like a Russian Empire) but from another side, they believe all other West countries want to conquerer them (when the war started their propaganda even said few times that Ukraine would invade Russia if Russia didn't advance first). So most of Russians basically feel like a beleaguered castle and are happy that their country started the war

[PeterSegers]

I wast just wandering. "Russia will be isolated from the world". But isn't the world in our mind simply, the EU, NATO, the US? It could be that "the world" is a bit bigger then that.

[axlslak]

OMG thank you. As a Romanian citizen, I know our politicians are not yet as mature and ready for the new world as this gentleman.

I wish we had different politicians here in Romania. :(


we're kinda spoiled now. We seen other models. damn. :(

[alisaghi]

Thanks for the very clear explaination of the conflict. I do agree with most of you've said. My only problem is with your 15:15 statement that in the short term, Russia will be isolated by the "world". I think it is better to say by "the US, the UK, the EU + Japan, South Korea and Australia". Why? Simply because we do'nt see heavy condemnation from China (~1.5B), India (~1.5B), Brazil, South America, Arab world, Africa...

[alessandromaricatani]

His words are beams of light in this mounting darkness; I would endorse Mr.Stubb as the future President of the European Union