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Moscow leans on Orthodox anniversary for geopolitical legitimacy
Original: The geopolitics of an Orthodox anniversary: Moscow, ecclesiastical legitimacy and the politics of presence
Analysis is examining how Moscow is using an Orthodox Church anniversary to assert ecclesiastical legitimacy and political presence on the world stage. The piece argues that religious commemorations tied to the Russian Orthodox Church serve diplomatic purposes, reinforcing Moscow's influence in traditionally Orthodox regions amid its broader confrontation with the West and competition with Constantinople over church authority.
Why now: Moscow is leveraging religious events to sustain diplomatic influence while isolated over the war in Ukraine.
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- The geopolitics of an Orthodox anniversary: Moscow, ecclesiastical legitimacy and the politics of presence · Modern Diplomacy
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