As is the case with all Martello Papers, the views expressed are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the position of the Department of Nation- al Defence, the CIDP, or any of its supporting agencies. [...] However, one cannot ignore Mearsheimer’s dominance within the discourse.14 In 2014, during the Russian invasion of Crimea and the Donbas, structural realists were fast to lecture on the anarchic state of the system and the West’s culpability for the military ambitions of a would-be imperial power.15 Mearsheimer argues NATO and EU enlargement, Ukrainian democratization, and the threat of Western in. [...] These are grounded in the construction of the US identity as a declining hegemon in need of re-establishment to rise to combat the “po- tential threat” of China.35 Most controversially, they locate guilt for the current political crisis with the West and its leaders’ wanton disregard for Putin’s pow- er-maximizing, demanding neutral spheres of influence to re-assert the balance of powers or emerge. [...] Magazines like The Economist or Foreign Policy preach of a new Cold War as an ideological and political battleground for the future of the free world.41 Commentators at Foreign Affairs have declared the subject “no longer debat- able.”42 Both the Republican and Democratic parties in the US have made an- ti-China rhetoric, pioneered by the Trump administration, a keystone policy of the party.43 The. [...] One such factor is the historical ties between the two nations, which ultimately fueled Putin’s ideolog- ical ambition of restoring the historic power of the Soviet Union.2 Moreover, the enlargement of NATO and the rise of Western democracy have become major geopolitical issues for Russia.3 These factors can be grouped under the umbrella of Putin’s aims to attain economic, political, and influence.
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Table of Contents
- Canadian Defence Perspectives on Russias Invasion of Ukraine 2
- Edited by 2
- Morgan-Olivia Fox 2
- Table of Contents 4
- Forward 6
- Morgan-Olivia Fox 6
- Russias Invasion of Ukraine An Introduction to the Challenges Facing Canadian Foreign Policy 10
- Benjamin Kurylo 10
- The Limits of the International Order 10
- Considerations for Women and Youth 12
- A New Era of Great Power Competition 13
- Conclusion 15
- Endnotes 16
- The Magical Realism of Mearsheimer 20
- Post-Structuralist Analysis of Realist Delusions and the New Cold War 20
- Nicholas Donaldson 20
- Post-Structuralism Lene Hansen 21
- Realism Mearsheimer and Russias Invasion of Ukraine 22
- The Magical Realism of Mearsheimer Constructing a Cold War 24
- Conclusion There is No New Cold War 25
- Endnotes 26
- Implications for the International Order 30
- Considering Canadian Foreign Policy and Great Power Competition 30
- Satpal Raj Singh Multani 30
- Efficacy of International Organizations 30
- Chinas Role 32
- Policy Recommendations for Canada 33
- Endnotes 34
- Weaponizing Gender 36
- Gender and Russian Propaganda Bots 36
- Alexandra Burns 36
- An Introduction to Information Warfare 37
- Evidence Attractive Female X Bots 37
- Theoretical Analysis 41
- Solutions 43
- Conclusion 44
- Endnotes 44
- Sex Power and Putin 46
- Isobel Anderson 46
- Feminist International Relations 47
- Masculinization versus Feminization 47
- Vladimir Putin and the Muzhik 48
- Ukraine and Russias Relationship Through a Postcolonial Lens 49
- Gendered Considerations 49
- Methodology 50
- Discourse Analysis 51
- Speech 1 51
- Speech 2 52
- Speech 3 53
- Discussion 54
- Conclusion 54
- Endnotes 55
- Young MINDS Compiled Contributors Biographies 58
