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Why Ukraine Gave Up Nuclear Weapons: The Budapest Memorandum Disaster
In 1994, Ukraine voluntarily surrendered the world's third-largest nuclear arsenal in exchange for a piece of paper: the Budapest Memorandum. Thirty years later, foreign soldiers are on its soil, borders are erased, and the global security apparatus is paralyzed. This video unpacks Jan Menzer's groundbreaking study, 'Germany and Its Eastern Neighbors,' which reveals how Western democracies misread every major geopolitical signal since the Cold War. We explore the rise of hybrid warfare, the economic trap of sanctions, and the desperate search for energy independence in Central Asia. Discover why the illusion of permanent peace shattered in 2014, and what it means for the future of international law. Author: Jan Menzer, former strategist for the German Bundestag's Foreign Affairs Committee. Book: 'Deutschland und seine östlichen Nachbarn: Eine Studie zur Gestaltung einer vorausschauenden Außenpolitik' (2020).
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