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Sacralizing Security: Orthodoxy and Securitization in Russia’s War on Ukraine
No full textThis article analyzes Russia’s religious securitization of the Ukraine war. It argues that securitizing actors in the Kremlin and the Moscow Patriarchate present Orthodoxy, Russian civilization, and traditional moral values as referent objects under existential threat. Using a corpus of strategy texts, speeches, and sermons, the study identifies a triad of narratives, sacred war, moral decline, and anti-Westernism, that structure public messaging. These narratives authorize extraordinary measures, from mobilization and legal restrictions to symbolic acts involving icons and clergy. The article proposes a layered framework that connects soft power instruments to sharper techniques in crisis, showing how religious language reshapes the boundary between ordinary politics and the state of exception
Sea Denial: The Ukrainian Case Study and the Future of Naval Warfare
No full textThis article examines Ukraine’s maritime campaign in the Black Sea as a contemporary case study in sea denial against a conventionally superior navy. Despite lacking a blue-water fleet, Ukraine effectively contested Russia’s naval dominance through an integrated use of land-based anti-ship missiles, unmanned surface vehicles, special operations, and real-time intelligence—including support from Western ISR assets. High-profile incidents such as the sinking of the Moskva and sustained strikes on Sevastopol illustrate how denial can be achieved without parity in platforms or tonnage, reaffirming and extending insights from theorists such as Milan Vego, Ian Speller, and Sam Tangredi. While Ukraine’s methods build on long-standing traditions of asymmetric and denial-based strategies, their multi-domain application—combining unmanned systems, distributed operations, and data-driven targeting—underscores the evolving character of maritime conflict in the twenty-first century. By situating Ukraine’s experience within the broader literature on sea denial and irregular maritime warfare, the article highlights both continuities and innovations, offering doctrinal lessons for modern navies. It argues that naval superiority alone is insufficient in contested littoral environments and concludes with recommendations emphasizing distributed lethality, infrastructure resilience, counter-drone defences, and training for degraded command-and-control conditions
Navigating Energy Transition: EU’s Lessons in the Wake of the Russia-Ukraine Conflict
No full textRussia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 disrupted the European Union’s energy landscape, exposing its heavy reliance on Russian fuels. The ongoing crisis prompted a shift in the EU’s policy, accelerating efforts toward energy self-sufficiency and diversification of energy sources. The REPowerEU Plan, launched in March 2022, aimed to reduce Russian dependence by boosting renewables, enhancing energy efficiency, and diversifying suppliers, including Norway, the U.S., and Qatar. Despite progress in reducing gas demand and increasing wind and solar capacity, challenges such as slow policy implementation, internal divisions, and continued Russian energy imports remain significant concerns. Geopolitical tensions and reliance on suppliers like China for clean tech further complicate energy security. This article examines the EU’s pre-war energy dependence, policy responses following the invasion, and lessons learned with a base on energy transition theory, geopolitics and energy security. The article concludes that while progress has been made for energy transition, achieving true energy independence requires unified policies and a greater emphasis on self-sufficiency
