Great Power Identity And Status-Seeking: A Framework For Understanding Russian Interventions (2008-2022)
Journal: DergiPark (Istanbul University)
Year: 2023

This study locates recognitive dynamics and status-seeking considerations as the overarching impetus in Russian decision-making in the interventions in Georgia (2008), Syria (2015), and Ukraine (2014, 2022). Problematizing status-seeking via military means in Russian foreign policy, the article aims to propose a roadmap to detail the necessary focal points of inquiry on the respective cases. The proposed roadmap indicates that understanding the Russian interventions in question necessitates focu