Identity, Security, and Hegemony: Understanding Russia's Strategy in Afghanistan

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dc.contributor.advisorStefanova, Boyka
dc.contributor.authorShaeffer, Yulia
dc.contributor.committeeMemberEl-Kikhia, Mansour
dc.contributor.committeeMemberCalder, James D.
dc.date.accessioned2024-02-12T20:02:22Z
dc.date.available2024-02-12T20:02:22Z
dc.date.issued2022
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dc.description.abstractThis thesis examines the complex geopolitical strategy of Russia in Afghanistan, attempting in particular to understand Russia's strategy following the United States' withdrawal in 2021. This thesis considers Russia's behavior using an offensive realist framework and considering how Russia's sense of identity has shaped its security concerns. By tracing Russian and Soviet strategy towards Afghanistan from the Soviet invasion in 1979 until today, this thesis explains how combining offensive realism with the concept of identity can make sense of Russia's apparently paradoxical strategy towards Afghanistan. Further, this thesis attempts to understand what Russia's more general geopolitical strategy is by looking at its strategy towards Afghanistan.
dc.description.departmentPolitical Science and Geography
dc.format.extent77 pages
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.identifier.isbn9798841760771
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12588/5335
dc.languageen
dc.subjectAfghanistan
dc.subjectGeopolitics
dc.subjectHegemony
dc.subjectOffensive Realism
dc.subjectRussia
dc.subject.classificationInternational relations
dc.subject.classificationMiddle Eastern studies
dc.subject.classificationPolitical science
dc.subject.classificationSlavic studies
dc.titleIdentity, Security, and Hegemony: Understanding Russia's Strategy in Afghanistan
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thesis.degree.departmentPolitical Science and Geography
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Texas at San Antonio
thesis.degree.levelMasters
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Arts

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