Understanding the Ukraine Crisis through the Emotions of the Leaders

• In Event: Leadership and Grand Strategy in Eurasia

Brief Overview

This study examines the role of leaders’ emotions in shaping foreign policy decisions, with a focus on the Ukraine–Russia conflict. Drawing on emotion theory, it explores how emotional responses influenced the decisions of Putin and Zelensky.

Authors

• Nagehan Kaşıkçı, Yeditepe University

• Melih Görgün, Yeditepe University