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The Rhetoric of Armed Intervention: Social Learning, Semantic Theory and Non-Deterministic Norm-Setting in the 2022 Invasion of Ukraine

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: This article examines Russia’s political discourse following its February 2022 invasion of Ukraine. I argue that Russia's diplomatic strategy in the case of Ukraine is the result of a learning process that can be mostly (but not exclusively) attributed to the rhetoric that the US created during the global war on terror (GWOT). To demonstrate this, I explain my ideas of institutional learning and semantic diffusion, and then compare the discourses of the two countries.

Source: Europe Asia Studies

DOI: 10.1080/09668136.2025.2483260

Author: Federico Salvati

Language: English

Topic: European and Russian Geopolitical Military Strategies

Subfield: Political Science and International Relations

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Peace, justice, and strong institutions

Open Access status: hybrid

Funder: Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung

OpenAlex ID: W4409962850

FWCI: 3.85

Cites: 67

Cited by: 1

Related to: 10