Problematic Nature of Conceptualizing the Russo-Ukrainian War
摘要
The widely circulated phrases like “Ukraine War” or “Ukrainian War” are politically problematic and conceptually misleading. The Russo-Ukrainian War involves Russia as a major conflict party, which should be addressed correctly. Political propaganda could manipulate misleading names. There are three major patterns of naming wars; highlighting conflict parties, particular characteristics, and geographical locations. Some of the recent wars were indeed named after geographical locations, as in the case of the “Iraq War”. But they are also problematic in their nature of hiding major conflict parties, even starters of their wars.