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The Changing Conceptual Landscape of the Russian War in Ukraine (2014-Present) and Syria (2011-Present)
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Abstract The main goal of this paper is to present and compare the main developments in the Russian wars in Ukraine and Syria by considering the main patterns, parallels, and changing trajectories that could shed more light onto both of these war zones, which are highly interlinked due to Russia's leading ro... view more
The main goal of this paper is to present and compare the main developments in the Russian wars in Ukraine and Syria by considering the main patterns, parallels, and changing trajectories that could shed more light onto both of these war zones, which are highly interlinked due to Russia's leading role in both. It analytically, comparatively, and contemplatively approaches those developments by highlighting multiple similarities and the main differences in global responses to these conflicts. Both conflicts should be seen as highly unpredictable, dynamic, and unnecessarily extended asymmetric proxy wars in which global powers test their new military doctrines and their competitors' responses to their unconventional actions and other unsolicited and indirect interferences in the local dynamism of both wars. Unlike in Syria, the Ukrainian war zone is wholly transformative and ready for the adoption of partial hybridization and the utilization of the new software-defined warfare in combination with conventional weapons.... view less
Keywords
Russia; war; Syria; Ukraine; conflict management; warfare; international relations
Classification
Peace and Conflict Research, International Conflicts, Security Policy
Document language
English
Publication Year
2024
Page/Pages
p. 152-170
Journal
Journal of Liberty and International Affairs, 10 (2024) 2
ISSN
1857-9760
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed