RUSSIA–UKRAINE CONFLICT AND THE DISPLAY OF NATIONAL INTEREST: A RESURGENCE OF REALISM IN INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS AND AN ATTACK ON SOVEREIGNTY
In an interdependent world, sovereign states enjoy the same international law rights as UN members. Article 2 of the UN Charter preserves equality and sovereignty and requires member nations to resolve their issues peacefully without compromising international peace, security, and justice. In an international system, however, where there is no central government to enforce not only the United Nations Acts but also the ideologies of other international organizations, many states, primarily powerful ones, have undermined the provisions of the United Nations, which prohibit nations from invading, suppressing, and conquering other weaker territories, while also relegating and violating the sovereignty of other states for strategic national interests. Consequently, the concept of power, force, and military statecraft becomes the alpha ratio in modern international politics and this is the case with Russia's present invasion of Ukraine. This invasion, which has been harshly criticized, remains a major problem for international relations experts who study the inviolability of state sovereignty and the rise of realism amidst the pursuit of national interests in a liberal international order. A behavior that can impede world peace and security. The data for this study were obtained from secondary sources and are analyzed using a content-based methodology. The realist theory was examined to support the study's ideas. The study found, among other things, that the Russian invasion of Ukraine has destabilized global security, not just in Europe, and is a form of recolonization, a return to Sovietization, and an assault on the concept of national sovereignty.
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