TY - JOUR
TI - Geopolitical Determinants of the Nova Kakhovka Dam in Ukraine: The Weaponization of Dams as Hydropolitical Existential Threats within a Critical Analysis of Water Security Discourse in the 21st Century
AU - Musioł, Marek
TI - Geopolitical Determinants of the Nova Kakhovka Dam in Ukraine: The Weaponization of Dams as Hydropolitical Existential Threats within a Critical Analysis of Water Security Discourse in the 21st Century
AB - This article analyzes the geopolitical significance of the Nova Kakhovka Dam during the period of 2022‑ 2023, with a focus on its role as a potential existential threat within the critical discourse of water security. The analysis is framed within the context of hydropolitics and critical hydrographic geopolitics, situated within the broader theoretical framework of critical security studies. Through in‑ depth research on the discourse and language of security related to this issue, the article assesses the strategic implications of the dam for regional security and international relations. Special emphasis is placed on the period following the Russian aggression in February 2022, leading up to the dam’s destruction by Russian forces in June 2023. Consequently, this article serves as a valuable resource for analysts and policymakers involved in the formulation of water security strategies and agendas.
VL - 2024
IS - Volume 18
PY - 2024
SN - 2082-7695
C1 - 2720-0825
SP - 299
EP - 322
DO - 10.4467/20827695WSC.24.018.20633
UR - https://ejournals.eu/en/journal/wschodnioznawstwo/article/uwarunkowania-geopolityczne-zapory-nowa-kachowka-w-ukrainie-weaponizacja-zapor-wodnych-jako-hydropolitycznych-zagrozen-egzystencjalnych-w-ramach-krytycznej-analizy-dyskursu-bezpieczenstwa-wodnego-w-xxi-w