Since the outbreak of the Ukraine crisis in 2014, the idea that the EU and Russia are
engaged in a geopolitical contest over their common neighbourhood and that the Eastern …

THE RUSSIAN INVASION OF UKRAINE IN FEBRUARY 2022 has caused a massive
humanitarian crisis. As of this writing, thousands of people have lost their lives, and many …

Russia's role in world politics has become the object of a spirited debate among
policymakers, think-tank analysts, and academics. Much of this debate focuses on one …

Domestic politics rarely gets substantial attention in studies on Sino-Russian relations, with
Gabuev (2015), Skalamera (2018) and Wilson (2019) being notable exceptions. Strategic …

Thirteen years ago, a study was conducted in which authors opened a question of applying
co-orientation theory in studying communication behavior between two countries. The …

ABSTRACT The article analyzes President Vladimir Putin's gender-based humor as a way of
exploring Russia's ontological insecurity. Our research explores how Russia's masculine …

In a time when 'the Western idea'is increasingly challenged, when the creation of meaning is
contested globally, this dissertation seeks to illuminate how Russian and EU foreign policy …

The principle of Responsibility to Protect (RtoP) epitomises an answer to gross and systemic
violations of human rights. Nonetheless, the implementation of RtoP is not a given and …

Njie, Sering Modou MA, Department of International Relations Supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Dr.
Sait Aksit February, 2022, 84 pages The aim of this thesis is to examine the factors that …

Russia has commenced a practice of using military companies to implement its foreign
policy. This model is in part a continuation of a Russian tradition of using non-state actors …