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Andrew Wilson is a Senior Policy Fellow at the European Council on Foreign Relations and Reader in Ukrainian Studies at University College London’s School of Slavonic and East European Studies. He is widely recognized for his scholarship on post-Soviet politics and Ukrainian affairs.

Known for: Ukraine Crisis: What It Means for the West

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Ukraine Crisis: What It Means for the West

Ukraine Crisis: What It Means for the West

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In this incisive analysis, Andrew Wilson, a leading expert on Ukrainian politics, examines the roots and repercussions of the 2013–2014 Euromaidan uprising and Russia’s subsequent intervention. Drawing on firsthand experience and deep regional expertise, Wilson explores how the crisis reshaped relations between Ukraine, Russia, and the West, and what it reveals about the future of European security.

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Historical Background: Ukraine’s Post-Soviet Evolution

To understand the crisis, we have to return to 1991, when Ukraine emerged from the shadow of the Soviet Union. Independence brought enthusiasm but also confusion: the institutional memory of democracy was thin, and regional identities were divergent. In the west, there was a strong European orientat...

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The Yanukovych Presidency: Consolidation, Corruption, and Betrayal

Viktor Yanukovych’s presidency, beginning in 2010, epitomized the blending of personal power with systemic dysfunction. My research traced how his rule was shaped not only by his own authoritarian instincts but by the convergence of oligarchic interests determined to shield their wealth from Europea...

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About Andrew Wilson

Andrew Wilson is a Senior Policy Fellow at the European Council on Foreign Relations and Reader in Ukrainian Studies at University College London’s School of Slavonic and East European Studies. He is widely recognized for his scholarship on post-Soviet politics and Ukrainian affairs.

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