WIRE — For citation, please use: Lukyanov, F.A., 2026. Necessity by Choice. Russia in Global Affairs, 24(3), pp. 5–8. DOI: 10.31278/1810-6374-2026-24-3-5-8 After the 9/11 terrorist attacks, American commentator Charles Krauthammer juxtaposed 'wars of necessity' (defense of territory and national survival) to 'wars of choice.' Richard Haas classified the 2003 invasion in Iraq as a war of

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