Legitimizing and De-legitimizing Wars in the News: A Critical Discourse Analysis of the International Coverage of the Ukraine and Gaza War Declarations
Author Assistant Professor of Linguistics, Department of English Language and Literature, University of Bahrain, Kingdom of Bahrainhttps://orcid.org/[email protected] Paper DOI https://doi.org/10.59992/IJESA.2026.v5n1p3 Abstract This article examines how international media construct the legitimacy of war, focusing on coverage of two conflict declarations: Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and Israel’s military offensive in Gaza. Using… اقرأ المزيد »Legitimizing and De-legitimizing Wars in the News: A Critical Discourse Analysis of the International Coverage of the Ukraine and Gaza War Declarations