Street warfare: How organized riots are the future of conflict
The Euromaidan riots lead to the current Russia-Ukraine war. This shows street warfare – organized riots with concrete political objectives – is as geopolitically impactful as open military conflict
By MICHAEL STARR Published: MARCH 16, 2022 13:15
Updated: MARCH 16, 2022 13:39Email Twitter Facebook fb-messenger
The war in Ukraine didn’t start on February 24, it started with the Euromaidan riots, on November 21, 2013.
Ukraine’s leadership nixed an agreement with the European Union that would have brought the two closer, in favor of Russian ties. The response was a militarized riot that brought about a pro-Western political revolution and led to counter action in the east in the form of pro-Russian separatism in Donbas and the invasion of Crimea by Russia. The underlying tensions simmered ever since, erupting this year in Russia’s military action against Ukraine.
This series of events shows how street warfare – organized riots with concrete political objectives – are as geopolitically impactful as open military conflict. The effectiveness of street warfare like Euromaidan can be seen in its increasing proliferation. The year 2018 was marked by the beginning of the Gazan border riots, and 2020 and 2021 saw US Antifa riots and the January 6 Capitol riots.
https://www.jpost.com/international/article-701437
