01215nas a2200193   4500000000100000000000100001008004100002653003300043653001400076653002700090653003100117653002500148100001800173700002300191245012900214300001100343490000700354520066000361       2016                            d10anon-transferable investments10aproxy war10apsychology of violence10aRussian-Ukrainian conflict10avolunteer battalions1 aMichael Komin1 aAlexander Vileykis00a‘Good’ and ‘Bad’ Investments: Everything You Always Wanted to Know about Ukrainian Commanders but Were Afraid to Ask  a57-71 0 v153 a<p>The military conflict in Southeastern Ukraine provides vast research opportunities in most diverse areas and in a zone of ongoing combat with all its attendant social ramifications. This article provides a review of some key questions of this war: why volunteer battalions conduct some harmful and inhumane acts and what may be done next to prevent violence after the war. Because war creates big areas without any control, there are huge non-transferable investments, incidents like torturing civil people, etc. The authors try to explain what conditions may impact the behavior of battalions and what should the governments do after the war ends.</p>