Russia-Ukraine War and the Global Souths Sovereignty Paradox

This book examines the sovereignty paradox in the Global South within the context of the Russia-Ukraine war. It illustrates the contradiction that countries which helped establish the post-World War II norm of "equal sovereignty".

Sommario

Introduction 1. The "sovereignty paradox" in China's response to the Russia-Ukraine war 2. Interests trump principles and values: India's neutrality in the Russia-Ukraine war 3. Brazil's position in the Russia-Ukraine war: balancing principled pragmatism while countering weaponized interdependence 4. Ukraine, the 2023 BRICS Summit and South Africa's non-alignment crisis 5. Indonesia's ambivalence in the Russia-Ukraine war: balancing equal sovereignty norms with a familial approach 6. Pakistan's neutrality in the Russia-Ukraine war: navigating great power politics 7. No dog in this fight: interrogating Ethiopia's calculated neutrality towards the Russia-Ukraine war 8. Saudi Arabia's ambivalent stance on the Russia-Ukraine war: balancing regime stability and equal sovereignty 9. National security outweighs norms and principles: Egypt's foreign policy towards the Russia-Ukraine war

Info autore

Raj Verma is Professor of International Relations and Foreign Policy and Director, Center for South and Central Asia at Shanghai International Studies University, and a Non-Resident Scholar at the Sigur Center for Asian Studies at the Elliott School of International Affairs at George Washington University, USA. He is the editor/co-editor of seven special issues/sections and author of more than 40 articles published in journals. His research is focused on India's and China's foreign and security policy, Sino-India-US-Russia-Pakistan relations, Asian security issues, emerging world order and International Relations theory.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Raj (Jilin University Verma
• Con la collaborazione di: Raj Verma (Editore)
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 04.06.2025
• EAN: 9781041043249
• ISBN: 978-1-0-4104324-9
• Pagine: 149
• Categorie: Saggistica > Politica, società, economia > Politica; Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Scienze naturali, tematiche generali; POLITICAL SCIENCE / General, PHILOSOPHY / Social, PHILOSOPHY / Political, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Development / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, International Relations, Social & political philosophy, social and political philosophy, Development Studies, Former Soviet Union, USSR (Europe), Liberalism & centre democratic ideologies, Centrist democratic ideologies, Global South / Developing countries