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Fireworks, feelings, and fraught relations at Eurovision 2017
As always, Eurovision 2017 blended pop and politics. Russia was missing from the Ukrainian-hosted contest, and the UK had healing words, post Brexit.
Ukraine
The emergence of a democratic and independent Ukraine is transforming the geo-strategic landscape of Central Europe. In the past three years, the 2013/2014 Euromaidan protests, the annexation of Crimea…
Russia
This year will likely bring a significant improvement in relations between the United States and Russia, as well as a raft of possible changes to global politics. Presidents Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin…
Cybersecurity of the power grid: A growing challenge
The power grid is increasingly computerized. That opens it to attacks and requires new defenses.
Churkin’s promise: why the solution to the MH17 case may lie with a forgotten legal precedent from 1905
An adversarial international commission of inquiry, similar to one instituted to resolve a dispute between Britain and Russia in 1905, could break the deadlock over the downed flight.
Ukraine peace plan follows a familiar path – but there are potholes in the east
Ukraine is implementing a deal to placate its restive separatists – but other countries have had trouble with similar strategies.
Lockerbie experience is no model for the effective prosecution of MH17 bombers
The Lockerbie trial illustrates several challenges that are likely to arise again in the pursuit of justice for those killed on Flight MH17.
Putin’s cyber play: What are all these Russian hackers up to?
The FBI is warning of Russian cyberattackers probing American election systems. Information warfare scholars discuss Russia's digital efforts to benefit its national interests.
Twin crises in Syria and Ukraine prove the West cannot restrain Russia
The war of words over a bombed UN convoy in Syria is just the latest in a long series of diplomatic breakdowns.
Russia’s aggressive power is resurgent, online and off
What do we know about Russia's cyber strategy, capabilities, and intentions? This top-notch adversary is more advanced and stealthier than any other.
Will Chinese investment sacrifice Ukraine’s dreams of democracy to economic needs?
Ukraine desperately needs Chinese investment but, like many other countries in this position, this is giving rise to concerns about the consequences for its fragile democracy.
Fact Check: does Vladimir Putin really want a Brexit from the European Union?
The remain camp argue that Russia is one of only a few countries that favour the UK leaving the EU. We asked two academics.
Eurovision’s futile effort to steer clear of politics
Eurovision wants to protect its 'non-political nature'. But can it?
What we learned from Chernobyl about how radiation affects our bodies
Chernobyl is already responsible for up to 5,000 cases of cancer in Europe.
Ukraine: a counter revolution could be under way in Kiev
Election of Volodymyr Groysman as prime minister marks the first political realignment since Euromaidan.
The Dutch referendum on EU-Ukraine treaty doesn’t signal a step towards Nexit
Explained: the implications of a Eurosceptic victory in the Netherlands vote.
The history behind Ukraine Eurovision song about Stalin’s deportation of Crimean Tatars
Charged with collaboration with the Nazis, in 1944, 240,000 Crimean Tartars were deported to Soviet Central Asia.
Cyberattack on Ukraine grid: here’s how it worked and perhaps why it was done
Malware has brought down the power grid in the Ukraine. What were attackers after and could it happen elsewhere?
The cyberattack on Ukraine’s power grid is a warning of what’s to come
The cyberattack that brought down a city's power supply in Ukraine is a cautionary tale for what lies ahead.
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Professor of International Security, University of Birmingham
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Professor of Public Administration, Donetsk State Management University
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Associate Professor, School of Geography, University of Nottingham
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Professor of International Security, Director of Centre for War and Technology, University of Bath
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Research fellow, University of Kent
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Associate Senior Research Fellow, Centre for European Policy Studies
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Senior Lecturer, St Petersburg State University
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Professor of IPE, Director of City Political Economy Research Centre (CITYPERC), City, University of London
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Lecturer of International Relations, Staffordshire University
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Co-Director of the Centre for Russian, European and Eurasian Studies, University of Birmingham
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Research Fellow, Alfred Deakin Research Institute, Deakin University
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Professor in The Division of Global Affairs and The Department of Political Science, Rutgers University Newark
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Professor of Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Director of Electronic Warfare Research, City, University of London
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Professor of Global Energy, Warwick Business School, Warwick Business School, University of Warwick
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Lecturer in Politics and International Relations, Aston University
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