The new book by Stavros Lygeros, The Hidden Aspects of the War in Ukraine, is published before the war has officially ended, but after negotiations for a peace treaty have begun. The balance on the battlefield, after all, has tipped. The conclusion may still be missing, but the key components of the war are thoroughly analyzed in this volume. The title is not misleading: even the most attentive readers of the news are unaware of many critical events-essential for understanding the war-that remained in the shadows or were overlooked by the media, and which are revealed in this book.

The goal of the seasoned political analyst and author is to provide a comprehensive overview and analysis of a war that could-and should-have been avoided. While the bloody conflict is local in scope, the broader war is global. So are its consequences. Hence the distinctive subtitle: Geopolitics - Battles - Propaganda - Geoeconomics - Trump Diplomacy - Europe's Role - China and BRICS+.