Mutually assured distraction : analysis of Sergey Karaganov's doomsday rhetoric in the context of Russian nuclear deterrence
Journal: Doria (University of Helsinki)
Year: 2024

Alongside conventional warfare, Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 has reminded us about the prevailing relevance of deterrence issues and nuclear weapons even in modern-day conflicts. The deterrence rhetoric promoted by the Russian state leadership and certain prominent foreign policy experts has become increasingly hawkish and aggressive. Many of the statements consist of outright nuclear threats and doomsday lexicon. This raises the question, whether such threats are mer