Russian Discourses and Practices of Intervention

From Libya to Ukraine
1. Auflage 2026
ISBN: 978-1-032-73004-2
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 258 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 453 g

Reihe: Post-Soviet Politics

This book investigates Russian approaches to military intervention, war and armed conflict in relation to the wars in Libya, Syria, and Ukraine. It provides a comprehensive examination of Russian resistance to, and initiation of armed interventions as enabled by the collective, rather than Kremlin-centric, production of danger and Otherness.

Applying a poststructuralist approach to foreign policy analysis, the book examines the significant yet often overlooked role of the lower chamber of the Russian Parliament in foreign policymaking. It explores the discursive interactions between the Parliament, the Presidency, and the government to highlight the social processes and mechanisms that made various forms of intervention and violent military actions conceivable, imaginable, and ultimately possible over time.

This volume will appeal to academics and students specializing in Russian foreign policy, intervention, state sovereignty, and Russia-West relations. The empirical focus makes it particularly relevant for those studying the wars in Libya and Syria, the conflict in southeast Ukraine (2014–2015), and the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022. Additionally, the book's theoretical and methodological framework offers valuable insights for scholars and students interested in discursive approaches to foreign policy analysis.

Zielgruppe

Postgraduate and Undergraduate Advanced

Autoren/Hrsg.

Zhekova, Kalina

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1 Introduction 2 Theory and methodology: the discursive production of Russian foreign policy 3 Libya, 2011: from constructive abstention to ‘lesson’ learnt 4 Syria, 2011-2014: Russian diplomatic resistance 5 Syria, 2015-2018: Russia intervenes 6 Ukraine, 2014: rewriting borders, escalating threats 7 Ukraine 2022-2023: Russia’s Proxy War discourse 8 Conclusions and implications

Über Autor(innen)

Kalina Zhekova is an Associate Professor of Political Science at the Department of Political Science, University College London.