War fatigue? The politicisation of the Ukraine war

Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 marked a critical juncture in European politics, transforming the EU's institutional, geopolitical and normative orientation. While initial consensus among mainstream political actors was high, questions later arose about whe...

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Autores: Holesch, Adam, 1977-, Martill, Benjamin
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2026
País:España
Institución:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)
Repositorio:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10230/72518
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Palabra clave:Politicisation
War fatigue
Ukraine
European Union
EU security and defence
Multinational military assistance
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spelling War fatigue? The politicisation of the Ukraine warHolesch, Adam, 1977-Martill, BenjaminPoliticisationWar fatigueUkraineEuropean UnionEU security and defenceMultinational military assistanceRussia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 marked a critical juncture in European politics, transforming the EU's institutional, geopolitical and normative orientation. While initial consensus among mainstream political actors was high, questions later arose about whether emerging war fatigue in Europe was reshaping the political landscape and leading to greater politicisation. In this article, we examine the differentiated impact which the increasing costs of the war have had on the extent of politicisation across varying national contexts. We examine conceptually the dynamics of consensus-building in multinational military coalitions, the potential effects of war fatigue, and the factors shaping whether politicisation results. We show how these dynamics have played out empirically, charting the politics of support for Ukraine from initial consensus on securitizing Russia towards a more complex picture characterized by increasing concerns about the costs of the war and the effectiveness of the European support.Taylor & Francis2026202620262026info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/10230/72518http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07036337.2026.2615100reponame:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunyainstname:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)InglésJournal of European Integration. 2026;48(2):167-90© 2026 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. The terms on which this article has been published allow the posting of the Accepted Manuscript in a repository by the author(s) or with their consent.http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:recercat.cat:10230/725182026-05-29T05:05:01Z
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Holesch, Adam, 1977-
Politicisation
War fatigue
Ukraine
European Union
EU security and defence
Multinational military assistance
title_short War fatigue? The politicisation of the Ukraine war
title_full War fatigue? The politicisation of the Ukraine war
title_fullStr War fatigue? The politicisation of the Ukraine war
title_full_unstemmed War fatigue? The politicisation of the Ukraine war
title_sort War fatigue? The politicisation of the Ukraine war
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Martill, Benjamin
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Martill, Benjamin
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War fatigue
Ukraine
European Union
EU security and defence
Multinational military assistance
topic Politicisation
War fatigue
Ukraine
European Union
EU security and defence
Multinational military assistance
description Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 marked a critical juncture in European politics, transforming the EU's institutional, geopolitical and normative orientation. While initial consensus among mainstream political actors was high, questions later arose about whether emerging war fatigue in Europe was reshaping the political landscape and leading to greater politicisation. In this article, we examine the differentiated impact which the increasing costs of the war have had on the extent of politicisation across varying national contexts. We examine conceptually the dynamics of consensus-building in multinational military coalitions, the potential effects of war fatigue, and the factors shaping whether politicisation results. We show how these dynamics have played out empirically, charting the politics of support for Ukraine from initial consensus on securitizing Russia towards a more complex picture characterized by increasing concerns about the costs of the war and the effectiveness of the European support.
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