The Ukraine-Russia War has seen the return of premodern propaganda with Putin’s ‘special military operation’ narrative behind his nation’s unprovoked full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Whether or not Russians buy this line, he can enforce adherence to his narrative in Russia and it has been embraced by autocrats across the world, even in Hungary and Turkey. … Continue reading Why Swallow Propaganda: You Believe What You Want to Believe
Russo-Ukrainian War
Airtime Given Coverage of the Israel-Hamas War
You may have noticed that, since the tragedy of 7 October in Israel and its aftermath in Gaza, the Russo-Ukraine War has almost disappeared from the news agenda.[i] It is hardly mentioned on the 24-hour news channels and relegated to the back pages of major newspapers. In this and other ways, the Israel-Hamas War has … Continue reading Airtime Given Coverage of the Israel-Hamas War
Change and Continuity in War Propaganda
William H. Dutton The Russo-Ukrainian War has reinvented trench warfare, but also many aspects of war propaganda.[i] Fear over the power of propaganda in the world wars heightened work on media and communication research. In several respects, war propaganda from the Russo-Ukraine War might again revise and revive old research agendas – a case of … Continue reading Change and Continuity in War Propaganda
Timeline of Key Moments in the Russia-Ukraine War (RUW) Case Study
A Chronology of Russia’s War in Ukraine[1] DateMonth(s)Events1922 Soviet Union founded through a Treaty on the creation of the Soviet Union as a federation of national republics: Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, and until 1936, Transcaucasia1991AugustSoviet Union collapses: After the fall of the Berlin Wall, and dissolution of the Warsaw Pact, Gorbachev, then Yeltsin, sought to reshape … Continue reading Timeline of Key Moments in the Russia-Ukraine War (RUW) Case Study
The Symbolic Politics of Labelling Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine
What should we call the Russian invasion of Ukraine?