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Of tanks and tankies: what's ‘left’ for geography after the invasion of Ukraine

Abstract:
This commentary explores the degree to which the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine has posed a challenge for political geographers. I reason that while the war has exposed conceptual weaknesses and political blind spots, it has also validated many of the foci with which geographers have approached post-Cold War European security. By drawing attention to the epistemological and moral problems of current NATO scepticism, I argue that tactics of counter-mapping and whataboutery need to be carried out with the necessary care for the historical and political context.
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Published
Peer review status:
Peer reviewed

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10.1111/tran.12627

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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
SSD
Department:
SOGE
Sub department:
Geography
Oxford college:
St Anne's College
Role:
Author
ORCID:
0000-0002-7926-8450


Publisher:
Wiley
Journal:
Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers More from this journal
Volume:
48
Issue:
4
Pages:
811-815
Publication date:
2023-07-24
Acceptance date:
2023-06-30
DOI:
EISSN:
1475-5661
ISSN:
0020-2754


Language:
English
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Pubs id:
1532232
Local pid:
pubs:1532232
Deposit date:
2023-09-18

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