In the Russia-Ukraine war, attention has been focused on the "Special Military Operation." However, the authors in The Russia-Ukraine War from an African Perspective: Special Operations in the Age of Technoscientific Futurism argue that there are many other special operations in various other arenas in the world that deserve equal attention. Connecting special military operations to what they call economic operations, cultural operations, and political operations, these authors relate to what is going on in Ukraine to special operations that have haunted and are currently haunting Africans and other places in the Global South. Drawing on topical debates about technoscience, this book critically examines invasive technologies in relation to bodily autonomy, integrity, and privacy, and it urges scholars and thinkers to compare these invasions to invasive special military operations. Similarly, drawing insights from contemporary debates on postanthropocentrism, posthumanism, antihumanism, transhumanism, and animism, the authors flag the dangers of decentering the human and of dismissing human essence in a world that badly needs the protective shield of human rights. Additionally, the authors argue that wars result from the dismissal of human essences and human exceptionalism, because such dismissals legitimize sacrificing lives. This book grapples with the future of humanity in an emergent posthumanist and postanthropocentric world where the human is decentered even as the world is set to witness the proliferation of resource wars.
Artwell Nhemachena is visiting associate professor at Kobe University and a research fellow at the University of South Africa, and he lectures at the University of Namibia. Aaron Rwodzi is lecturer at the Midlands State University in the Department of Humanities, Professional Development, and Arts Education. Munyaradzi Mawere is professor extraordinarius of interdisciplinary research in the School of Interdisciplinary Research & Graduate Studies at the University of South Africa and full professor of African studies and incumbent research chair in the Simon Muzenda School of Arts, Culture, and Heritage Studies at Great Zimbabwe University in Zimbabwe.
Preface Chapter One Whose Special [Military] Operations are Being Executed in the Global South? An Introduction Artwell Nhemachena, Aaron Rwodzi & Munyaradzi Mawere Chapter Two Historical Roots of the Relations Between Ukraine and Russia James Mundende Chapter Three When the Past Returns as the Future: Africa in the Age of Special [Technological] Operations Artwell Nhemachena Chapter Four The Emergent One World Government in the Age of the Affective Turn: Implications for the Russian Special Military Operation Artwell Nhemachena, Munyaradzi Mawere & Aaron Rwodzi Chapter Five The Efficacy of Economic Sanctions in International Relations: A Historical Perspective Aaron Rwodzi Chapter Six Sanctions are Effective Only on Mosquitos: Beyond the Russian Special Military Operation in Ukraine Artwell Nhemachena Chapter Seven From Color Revolutions to Colorless Revolutions? A Critical Analysis of Twenty-First Century Protests in Europe and North America Artwell Nhemachena & Esther Dhakwa Chapter Eight Depictions of the Ukraine-Russia Conflict in the Zimbabwean Press: A Frame Analysis of The Sunday Mail and The Zimbabwe Independent Newspapers Wellington Gadzikwa, Tendai Makaripe & Lazarus Sauti Chapter Nine Possession by Dispossession: Investigating the New Wave of Oil-linked Land Grabbing in Uganda Julius Niringiyimana Chapter Ten The Russia-Ukraine Crisis and the Global South: Implications for Decoloniality Alexander M. Rusero Chapter Eleven Sovereignty and the Scramble for the Heart of Africa in a Digitalized World Moses Ofome Asak Chapter Twelve Russia-Ukraine War: Overtures of Imperialism and Neo-colonialism on Africa Darlington N. Mahuku, Ronald Chipaike & Bowden B.C. Mbanje Chapter Thirteen The Russia-Ukraine Crisis and its Implications for Democracy in Africa Alexander M. Rusero & Wellington Gadzikwa Chapter Fourteen Co-creating a Food Sovereign Global South: Towards a Sustained Response to Early Warnings from the Russia-Ukraine War Shepherd Gudyani & Albert Maipisi Chapter Fifteen Theory of Politics of Perturbations, Terrorism and Deterritorialization: The Russia-Ukraine War and Beyond Artwell Nhemachena Chapter Sixteen African Special Ownership Operations: Ensuring Majority Rule with Majority Ownership Artwell Nhemachena Index About the Contributors
This book is a captivating exploration of the intersection of global conflicts, invasions, and technological advancements, told from a unique Global South perspective. The authors provide a fresh and compelling analysis of the Russia-Ukraine war, weaving together cutting-edge technoscientific research with a deep understanding of the political factors at play. The result is a captivating and thought-provoking read that sheds new light on the complex dynamics of warfare and international relations in the twenty-first century. Highly recommended for anyone interested in the future of conflict and the role of technology in shaping it. -- Oliver Mtapuri, University of KwaZulu Natal
