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@ ImYour Huckleberry
2025-05-18 22:53:45
One underdiscussed reason the war can't simply "stop" — especially for Ukraine — is what happens when hundreds of thousands of battle-hardened, traumatized veterans return home all at once.
That kind of mass reintegration is rarely peaceful.
Russia will face this challenge too, but it has the size and institutional control to absorb the shock — and given the broader geopolitical context, full demobilization is unlikely any time soon.
Ukraine, however, is in a far more precarious position. A far larger share of its adult male population has been mobilized — many by force. If they return in one wave, angry and disillusioned, the risk of internal collapse becomes almost programmed.
This is one of several reasons the war is unlikely to end soon — not just because of Russian ambitions or Ukrainian elite's financial dependencies, but because peace itself could unleash a different kind of chaos.
One underdiscussed reason the war can't simply "stop" — especially for Ukraine — is what happens when hundreds of thousands of battle-hardened, traumatized veterans return home all at once.
That kind of mass reintegration is rarely peaceful.
Russia will face this challenge too, but it has the size and institutional control to absorb the shock — and given the broader geopolitical context, full demobilization is unlikely any time soon.
Ukraine, however, is in a far more precarious position. A far larger share of its adult male population has been mobilized — many by force. If they return in one wave, angry and disillusioned, the risk of internal collapse becomes almost programmed.
This is one of several reasons the war is unlikely to end soon — not just because of Russian ambitions or Ukrainian elite's financial dependencies, but because peace itself could unleash a different kind of chaos.
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