Ukraine Had Two Revolutions and One Lesson Trump's America Cannot Afford to Ignore

Removing a leader is one thing. Removing the system that produced him is another. Ukraine learned this the hard way. Twice.

This series examines how authoritarian regimes fall. It looks at the moment just before collapse — the crack, the day when something that seemed permanent suddenly was not. That focus has a natural boundary. It ends when the transition begins, or when the transition fails. What comes after is a different story.

Ukraine after February 2022 is that differe…