Forcible PNA and the Recent Russian Discourse
摘要
Over the last years Russia has repeatedly invoked the doctrine of forcible PNA in all the cases where it has resorted to force. Russia’s invocation of the doctrine has been harshly criticized, mainly because it has been deemed a neo-hegemonic interpretation of it. That is, several condemnatory remarks over Russia’s policy have been made, given that it has treated the doctrine as a tool to achieve its neo-imperialistic goals, repudiating in essence all legal developments that have taken place from 1945 onwards. This chapter will explore Russia’s invasions of Georgia, Crimea and Ukraine. It suggests that the Russian discourse is consistent during the last decades, developing territorial claims over former regions of the Soviet Union, using the forcible PNA doctrine as a justification.