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
Lecturer, Manipal Centre for European Studies – Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence, Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE)
Priya's teaching and research interests include European politics, policymaking in the European Union, EU foreign policy, India-EU relations, migration governance, and regionalism in higher education.