Strategic ambivalence and ontological (in)security: a Lacanian reading of Iran’s involvement in the Russia-Ukraine war
Published online on March 26, 2026
Abstract
International Relations, Ahead of Print.
Ambivalence is widely regarded as a source of ontological insecurity and anxiety due to its close association with uncertainty, undecidability, and indeterminacy. While ontological security studies (OSS) has usefully engaged with the concept of ...
Ambivalence is widely regarded as a source of ontological insecurity and anxiety due to its close association with uncertainty, undecidability, and indeterminacy. While ontological security studies (OSS) has usefully engaged with the concept of ...