NATO, Russia and the Discourse of Danger: Analyzing the Rhetoric of NATO Secretary General A.F. Rasmussen
NATO, Russia and the Discourse of Danger: Analyzing the Rhetoric of NATO Secretary General A.F. Rasmussen
Author(s): Tadas AlišauskasSubject(s): Diplomatic history, International relations/trade, Military policy, Peace and Conflict Studies
Published by: Foreign Policy Research Center
Keywords: Anders Fogh Rasmussen; discourse of danger; NATO-Russia relations; NATO Secretary General; threat perception;
Summary/Abstract: This article examines the political rhetoric of NATO Secretary General Anders F. Rasmussen during his term in office (2009–2014). The officially conducted public diplomacy of A. F. Rasmussen is analyzed based on the post-structuralist theoretical assumptions in order to detect the manifestations of discourse of danger in NATO-Russia relations during the years 2009–2014. The empirical data under review (official discourse of A. F. Rasmussen) is interpreted in the light of NATO–Russia relations by determining the main stages, dominating themes and discursive representations of these relations during the analysed period. Based on the tendencies in articulating dangers to NATO, this paper examines the Alliance’s position and its alternation vis-à-vis Russia in international system.
Journal: Lithuanian Foreign Policy Review
- Issue Year: 2015
- Issue No: 34
- Page Range: 34-60
- Page Count: 27
- Language: English