Russia's war in Ukraine

Like many people around the world, we were shocked and saddened by the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022.

These pages bring together journal articles, book chapters, and expert analysis from Taylor & Francis and Routledge authors and editors that can help us make sense of the situation. 

As well as the latest research and special journal issues about the war, we look at the background to the crisis and the role of media and disinformation in the conflict. These examine what research could tell us about what might happen next – during the conflict and beyond.

We're also offering free access to selected Handbook of Refugee Health chapters and highlighting how institutions in Ukraine can get free access to academic and professional peer-reviewed content.

Article

Between Dependence and Integration: Ukraine’s Relations With Russia

by Rilka Dragneva and Kataryna Wolczuk in Europe-Asia Studies

Since it gained independence in 1991, Ukraine's economy has depended heavily on Russia. This article examines Ukraine's response to Russian initiatives and explores how Ukraine aims to extract economic benefits while minimizing its commitments to its eastern neighbor.

Article

Russia and its Allies in Three Strategic Environments

by Nikolai Silaev in Europe-Asia Studies

This article provides a geopolitical analysis of Russian alliance policy in three environments: Russia's immediate post-Soviet neighborhood; more distant regions of the Eurasian continent; and the global stage.

Book

The Russian Invasion of Ukraine: Victims, Perpetrators, Justice, and the Question of Genocide

edited by Diana Dumitru and A. Dirk Moses

Originally published as a special issue of the Journal of Genocide Research, the chapters in this book examine crucial facets of the Russian invasion.

Book chapter

Diasporic Visions of Democracy and Territory

by Jumana Bayeh in Democracy, Diaspora, Territory: Europe and Cross-Border Politics

This chapter explores the complexity of territory within the field of diaspora studies. It emphasizes a modern perspective of diaspora, framed by deterritorialization.

Article

Making sense of the news in an authoritarian regime: Russian television viewers' reception of the Russia–Ukraine conflict

by Maxim Alyukov in Europe-Asia Studies

Do citizens in autocracies trust state media? This study uses Russian television viewers’ reception of the Russia–Ukraine conflict to investigate media perception in an autocracy. It argues that citizens in non-democracies lack the opportunities, motivation, and tools to substantively process news.

Article

Presidential elections 2018: The struggle of Putin and Navalny for a media agenda

by Anastasia Kazun and Kseniia Semykina in Problems of Post-Communism

In Russia, the mainstream media is largely influenced by the authorities, while the Internet has more freedom.

This study compared the issue agendas of Vladimir Putin and opposition leader Alexey Navalny across traditional and digital media in the run-up to the 2018 presidential election.

Book chapter

Russia's hybrid aggression against Ukraine

by Yury E. Fedorov in the Routledge Handbook of Russian Security

Disinformation and propaganda campaigns are a common method in 'hybrid warfare' – a term that describes a mix of conventional military operations with non-military methods. This chapter exposes the Russian concept of hybrid warfare. It highlights its strategic goals toward Ukraine and outlines the evolution of its war plans from ‘traditional’ to hybrid operations.

Book chapter

Tactics of Russia's independent media during the war in Ukraine

by Tatiana Chervyakova in Kremlin Media Wars

The Russian international media outlet Russia Today (RT) has been widely accused in the Western world of producing government propaganda and conspiracy theories. This book explores for the first time the role that conspiracy theories actually play in the network’s broadcasts.