The new book by Stavros Lygeros "The Unseen Aspects of the War in Ukraine" is published before the war comes to an end, but after the start of negotiations for a peace treaty. The balance on the battlefields, after all, has tilted. The conclusion is missing, but the key components of the war are thoroughly analyzed in the book at hand. The title is not misleading. Even careful readers of the news overlook many crucial facts—important for understanding the war—that have remained in the dark or passed unnoticed and which are revealed in the book.

The aim of the experienced political analyst and author is to provide a comprehensive picture and analysis of a war that could and should have been avoided. The bloody conflict is local, but the war—in the broader sense—is global. So are its consequences. Hence the peculiar subtitle: Geopolitics – The Battles – Propaganda – Geoeconomics – Trump’s Diplomacy – Europe’s Role – China and BRICS+

The book is structured into five sections: The first is titled "The Before the Invasion." The second is titled "War and Diplomacy during Biden’s Presidency." The third, titled "The Ideological Aspect of the War," focuses on the war of propaganda and the different way Russia now sees itself. The fourth, titled "The Geoeconomics of the War," deals with the economic war and specifically its energy aspect. Finally, the fifth, titled "War and Diplomacy during Trump’s Presidency," focuses on the turn in American foreign policy and the diplomatic dynamics it triggered for the resolution of the war.