Just like how tax evasion brought down Al Capone, denying Russian ships protection and indemnity insurance could deliver a crushing economic blow to Vladimir Putin.
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Different translations show the nuances in the relationship between China and Russia over nearly a century.
The use of unmanned aircraft by both sides has massively increased, changing the nature of the air war.
When it comes to prisoner swaps it matters if an individual is guilty of committing the crime or whether there has been a miscarriage of justice. And this is where the Griner case gets tricky.
These new sanctions target individuals and entities rather than whole countries, in the hope of punishing the true perpetrators and avoiding the incidental suffering of innocent people.
The audio version of a long form article on the history of the CIA and its relationship with Russia.
Some of the key articles from our coverage of the war in Ukraine over the past week.
Russia appears to be under increasing pressure on all fronts.
Ukraine appears to be mounting an operation to retake the tiny headland.
Public approval of the war has declined significantly, but the president himself appears safe, for the time being.
Renewed military activity in Syria is also stoking a round of alliance building for the Ukraine war.
Ultimately, Putin’s bequest to his people is grimness, not greatness. The next generation of Russians will be untrusted and unwanted in many of the world’s most prosperous and welcoming nations.
Belarusians make up one of the most prominent contingents of foreign fighters in Ukraine. Here’s why they’re fighting and what they hope to achieve for Belarus as well as Ukraine.
The death of the last leader of the Soviet Union brought tributes, largely from the west. But his real legacy has been misunderstood.
Turkey’s bombing of northern Syria is worrying both the US and Russia, for different reasons.
There isn’t one, clear-cut way to prevent genocide. But there are effective methods of prevention that governments can take.
Prosecuting a leader like Vladimir Putin accused of war crimes is difficult. But the trial of Serbian leader Slobodan Milosevic in the early 2000s offers a potential playbook.
The recent military mishap in Poland shows such incidents are bound to happen near war zones. We should be ready for them.
The Energy Charter Treaty allows fossil fuel investors to sue governments over climate action – prompting EU countries to withdraw.
As Russians come to terms with the seriousness of the war in Ukraine, the Russian economy is weathering the storm of western sanctions.
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Professor of International Security, University of Birmingham
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Professor of International Relations, Jean Monnet Professor of European Security, National University Odesa Law Academy
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Associate Professor (Adj), Griffith Asia Institute; and Fellow, Strategic and Defence Studies Centre, Australian National University
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Professor of Military History, University of Calgary
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Associate Professor, School of Geography, University of Nottingham
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Professor of International Relations and Security, University of Bradford
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Senior Lecturer in International Politics, Aberystwyth University
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Professor of International Politics, Clinton Institute, University College Dublin
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Lecturer in Modern European History, Queen's University Belfast
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Assistant Professor and Edward and Emily McWhinney Professor in International Relations, Simon Fraser University
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Professor of History and Political Science, University of Michigan
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Professor of International Security, University of Bath
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Professor of Intelligence and National Security, University of Hull
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Associate Professor of Security and International Relations, Staffordshire University
