An Inflection Point or Business as Usual? Secessionism as State Contestation in Ukraine
Journal: Global Studies Quarterly
Year: 2024

Abstract Does the Russian war in Ukraine presage a change in the rules of the game for secessionisms around the globe? In this article, we explore how the Russian war in Ukraine and the contested international order from which it emerges can affect state contestation and secessionist movements through changing opportunities in the international order. International recognition plays a crucial role in state creation. The Great Powers of a given historical moment have the capacity to raise soverei