Ideological Positioning in War Discourse: A Critical Stylistic Analysis of Selected American and Syrian Political Speeches on the 2022 Russian-Ukrainian War

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Using Jeffries’ (2016) model of critical stylistic analysis, the present study examines the textual-conceptual tools employed in the speeches delivered by U.S. President, Joe Biden, and Ambassador Bassam Sabbagh, Permanent Representative of the Syrian Arab Republic to the UN to investigate the ideological positioning of the U.S. and Syria on the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. Analysis of the selected textual conceptual tools reveals that the U.S. strongly opposes the war in Ukraine, and is determined to work with its NATO allies to defend Ukraine and impose sanctions on Russia. The textual conceptual tools in Sabbagh’s speeches show that Syria rejects passing resolutions against the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and accuses the U.S. and western countries of adopting double standard policies in dealing with humanitarian issues in Ukraine and other parts of the world.

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