In June 2026, US far right figures and manosphere influencers appeared at Russian state-linked events and in military propaganda. These moments, argues Anna Kuteleva, reveal a mutually beneficial alliance: Russia offers legitimacy, platforms, and refuge, while the anti-gender right normalises authoritarianism by recasting it as culture war
Senior Lecturer in International Relations, University of Wolverhampton
Anya's research sits at the intersection of energy politics, geopolitics, and gender, working toward a theory of how discourse, infrastructure, and agency together sustain political order – and legitimate its alternatives – when shared normative frameworks break down.
Her work has appeared in journals including International Feminist Journal of Politics, Feminist Media Studies, European Journal of International Security, Europe-Asia Studies, and Energy Research & Social Science.
She is Co-Chair of the IPSA Research Committee on Gender Politics and Policy and Editor-in-Chief of Politikon: The IAPSS Journal of Political Science.
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