Western Misperception when Deterring Russia: Cultural and Linguistic Factors
Journal: Journal of Politics and Law
Year: 2020

Policy-making discourses of both Moscow and the capitals of Western countries are full of mutual misperceptions, mirror imaging, and attribution of non-existent intentions and capabilities. Although the concepts of deterrence of Western countries and Russia partially overlap, there is also a huge area where they operate in &amp;ldquo;parallel universes.&amp;rdquo; Furthermore, a lot of strategic culture in association with deterrence is produced not for operational or functional purposes, but to