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Feminist Foreign Policy and the War in Ukraine: Hollow Framework or Rallying Force?

Authored by: Sara J. Chehab

Categories: Peace Support Operations, Violent Conflict
Sub-Categories: Peacemaking
Country: Ukraine
Region: Europe and Eurasia
Year: 2023
Citation: Chehab, Sara J. "Feminist Foreign Policy and the War in Ukraine: Hollow Framework or Rallying Force?," Journal of International Women's Studies 25, no. 6 (2023). https://vc.bridgew.edu/jiws/vol25/iss6/4?utm_source=vc.bridgew.edu%2Fjiws%2Fvol25%2Fiss6%2F4&utm_medium=PDF&utm_campaign=PDFCoverPages

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Abstract

This article examines the applicability of Feminist Foreign Policy (FFP) frameworks following the 2022 Russia-Ukraine War. By looking at how Sweden, France, Canada, and Mexico responded to the war in the February 2022 to January 2023 period, the paper seeks to examine whether states’ reactions were in line with their FFP commitments or whether FFP was placed on the backburner in the face of a major threat. While there has not been a common feminist response to the war in Ukraine because states have responded through different means without consistently employing their FFP principles, the article argues that a clear conceptual framework that marries Feminist Foreign Policy with conflict-related considerations is important if FFP is to survive.