The Motives of the Russian War on Ukraine: Corruption, Empire, Philosophy, Raison d’état and Religion
This article examines the motives for Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The topic is explored through five principles developed by Kenneth Burke to analyse motives: act, scene, agent, agency and purpose. The major claim is that the war is being waged to ensure the longevity of the Putin regim...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Edinburgh Univ. Press
2024
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Studies in world christianity
Year: 2024, Volume: 30, Issue: 2, Pages: 212-229 |
RelBib Classification: | KBK Europe (East) NCD Political ethics TK Recent history ZC Politics in general |
Further subjects: | B
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B Motives of war B Kleptocracy B ethics of war B Special military operation B Ukraine War B Humanitarian law B Patrimonial society |
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Summary: | This article examines the motives for Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The topic is explored through five principles developed by Kenneth Burke to analyse motives: act, scene, agent, agency and purpose. The major claim is that the war is being waged to ensure the longevity of the Putin regime and so allow the corrupt and power-hungry political elite to retain their positions. The kleptocratic state is kept afloat by means of waging war only through a system which can implicate wealthy and powerful individuals in serious crimes at any moment, suppresses dissent and produces expansive propaganda for the broader population. This war is a result of the privatisation of the political state and its deliberate transformation into the state of nature, which poses a threat not only to Ukraine, but to Russia itself and the entire world. |
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ISSN: | 1750-0230 |
Contains: | Enthalten in: Studies in world christianity
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.3366/swc.2024.0471 |