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Our work highlights the potential of phone surveys to monitor active and large-scale conflicts.
An arms trade expert explains the wide variety of military aid nations around the world have sent to Ukraine.
Our reliance on space infrastructure means that conflict in space would have global catastrophic consequences. But a recent declaration by the United States provides hope.
War with China is very likely, but it is avoidable if we take the threat seriously and act now.
Ukrainian families’ anguish at not being able to bury their loved ones underscores a deep human need, an anthropologist writes.
In 26 of his 38 plays, Shakespeare includes a war. Reading them, one is tempted to ask ‘when will we ever learn?’ rather than pronounce, ‘lest we forget’.
In a world where co-operation has given way to competition and conflict, how will Canada approach the prospect of war?
As Western sanctions seek to isolate Russia, they also perversely reinforce the country’s mythic view of itself as a special place that outsiders want to destroy.
Russia is on the verge of defaulting on its foreign debt, which not only could have severe economic consequences but could also complicate Putin’s ability to wage a prolonged war in Ukraine.
Russia and Ukraine have held several rounds of failed peace talks. Understanding the challenges to successful peace talks helps illuminate the struggle for peace in Eastern Europe.
Wheat and bread play a central role for food security and political stability in Sudan.
Environmental catastrophe, war, a worldwide pandemic. What does this mean for feeding the world today and in the future?
Cryptocurrency allows Ukraine to get quick financial support, and Russia, to bypass international sanctions and protect some of its economic interests.
Cyberattacks can be devastating, just not on the battlefield, according to researchers who looked at 10 years of armed conflicts around the world.
Estimates of casualties from the war in Ukraine have varied widely. Some of this is due to genuine difficulty counting the dead, but there are also strategic reasons to put out misleading death tolls.
A new form of conflict resource is real estate — the farms, houses, apartment buildings, villages, towns and cities of any country. Real estate trafficking has a big impact on civilian populations.
Past sanctions on Russia, including being expelled from another international forum, haven’t had the desired results. So why try the same thing again?
A career soldier and a careful scholar of the military profession, William Tecumseh Sherman knew that wars are part of human nature, and are unavoidably cruel and harsh.
In the middle of a brutal war, poetry asserts its value, challenging the darkness and inhumanity.
Top contributors
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Assistant Professor and Edward and Emily McWhinney Professor in International Relations, Simon Fraser University
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Emeritus Professor of International Law, Western Sydney University
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Professor of Military History, University of Calgary
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Lecturer in Middle East Studies, Deakin University
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Professor of Law, American University
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Associate Professor in Politics and International Relations, Monash University
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Researcher, Air and Space Law, McGill University
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Senior Lecturer, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Deakin University
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Full Professor, Former Director, Institute of Air and Space Law, McGill University
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Professor of International Politics, Clinton Institute, University College Dublin
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Maitre de conférences en sciences de la communication, Chercheur au PREFICS (Plurilinguismes, Représentations, Expressions Francophones, Information, Communication, Sociolinguistique), Université Rennes 2
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Associate Professor, School of Languages, Literatures, Cultures and Linguistics, Monash University
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Research Professor in the Australian Centre for the Study of Armed Conflict and Society, UNSW Sydney
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Professor of Strategic Studies, Marine Corps University; Scholar-in-Residence, American University School of International Service
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Associate Professor in Linguistics, Macquarie University
