The war in Ukraine has dramatically increased the use of drones in warfare, from repurposed consumer quadcopters to flying bombs to remotely piloted warplanes.
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An expert on heroism explains why nations in conflict need these figures.
A year ago, the Ukrainian military was largely equipped with Soviet-era weapons. It has since seen an influx of high-tech weapons. But it’s less what than how that’s made a difference.
Ukraine’s constitutional democracy requires any peace deal to be ratified by its people. If they are ignored, a stable peace deal is far less likely.
Putin’s announcement to Russia will no longer participate in the New START pauses the last remaining nuclear weapons agreement between the U.S. and Russia.
The US and dozens of other nations have punished Russia with round after round of sanctions – yet the Russian economy is expected to grow in 2023.
For a scholar who studies how different generations reacted to the end of the Soviet empire, the war in Ukraine is a collision of the professional and the personal.
A new book argues the war against Ukraine is an escalation of an ongoing hybrid war of ‘Russia’ against ‘the West’ – and that only ‘real and credible force’ will make Putin step back from aggression.
Since Russia first invaded Ukraine in 2014, more and more Ukrainians say that they feel pride for their country.
The technology exists to build autonomous weapons. How well they would work and whether they could be adequately controlled are unknown. The Ukraine war has only turned up the pressure.
New weapons and technologies have been used on both sides of the conflict. Donors need to be responsible for testing these weapons first to ensure they are in compliance with the laws of war.
One year into a conflict in Europe that many thought impossible, we are likely about to rediscover just how world-shaping wars can be.
A year into the war in Ukraine, a historian reflects on how it has affected the geopolitical environment.
Calls have erupted to cancel two writers from Adelaide Writers’ Week – including from South Australia’s Opposition leader. Why? And are they justified? Denis Muller weighs the evidence.
A selection of our coverage of the conflict from the past week.
Calls for peace that suggest Ukraine should give up territory simply to end the war will condemn some Ukrainians to unspeakable horrors and provide a precarious foundation for lasting peace.
Russian soldiers are often barely trained and are not the highly trained operatives that some experts expected.
The two sides have used media very differently during the conflict: Zelensky has inspired support, Putin has stifled dissent.
Political scientists weigh in the factors that could see a Ukrainian or Russian win. The war could also become protracted.
Reports of a planned coup in Moldova have revived fears about the Kremlin’s intentions for Ukraine’s pro-European neighbour.
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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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Associate Professor, School of Geography, University of Nottingham
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Professor of Military History, University of Calgary
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Professor of International Security, University of Bath
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Senior Lecturer in Military Strategy and Law, University of Portsmouth
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Professor of History and Political Science, University of Michigan
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Assistant Professor and Edward and Emily McWhinney Professor in International Relations, Simon Fraser University
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Professor of International Relations and Security, University of Bradford
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Postdoctoral research associate, University of Oxford
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Associate Teaching Professor of Political Science, Penn State
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Professor of Law, University of Waikato
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Lecturer European Politics, Leiden University
