Articles by Nitesh Anchan

August 17, 2022

Russia's war and the rhetoric of the 'civilisational state' in global politics

Nitesh Anchan

Russia justified its invasion of Ukraine mainly on political grounds, but also claimed a cultural reason: the construction of a Eurasian civilisation. To Nitesh Anchan and Priya Vijaykumar Poojary, the Russia-Ukraine war signifies that global politics in the 21st century will be dominated by the rhetoric of the civilisation state

Nitesh Anchan

Research Associate, Center for Inter-Cultural Studies and Dialogue (CISD), Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE)

Nitesh is also a PhD candidate at the National Institute for Advanced Studies, Bengaluru.

His research interests include philosophy of the mind, ethics, political philosophy, cultural studies and animal studies.

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