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The west underestimates the power of Russian-state television, says an expert.
Ukraine is winning the propaganda war . But the Kremlin would have anticipated that.
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Propaganda is a key weapon of war and, in this regard at least, Ukraine is winning.
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The financial impact will be severe and long lasting.
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa says the country is committed to achieving world peace through negotiation, and not force.
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The relationship between South Africa and the West, especially the US, has a complex history. Not least because the US designated those fighting the apartheid regime, as terrorists.
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Academics and students are prominent among the Russians who are defying the Putin regime and opposing the invasion of Ukraine. They need to be supported, not cut off by the rest of the world.
Stagflation is scary.
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The US economy is cooling, yet inflation remains elevated, a combo that suggests stagflation might be right around the corner.
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The rapid boycott of Russian companies suggests ‘political consumerism’ has become a new normal for people to protest against governments
Vladimir Putin: is the Russian leader guilty of war crimes?
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The Conversation’s weekly round-up of some of the best articles about the war in Ukraine.
A protestor waves a European flag during a pro-EU protest in Kyiv in 2013.
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European integration is often touted as contributing to peace – but Moscow has other ideas.
Ordinary Russians are facing the prospect of higher prices as western sanctions over the invasion of Ukraine sent the ruble plummeting. That’s led uneasy people to line up at banks and ATMs on Monday in a country that has seen more than one currency disaster in the post-Soviet era.
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With Russia’s “great power status” tied closely to economic power, the country’s crumbling economy is putting Putin’s claims to legitimacy at risk.
This intercontinental ballistic missile was launched as part of Russia’s test of its strategic forces in 2020.
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Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and Vladimir Putin’s nuclear threats have the world on edge, but so far, long-standing arms control measures have helped keep the situation from getting out of control.
A friendship far from flagging?
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Beijing and Moscow have had a cozy relationship of late. A scholar of China-Russia diplomacy explains how Ukraine might affect that.
Women offering Ukrainian refugees a place to stay in Berlin on Mar. 4, 2022.
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The Ukrainian crisis is probably the biggest crowdsourced humanitarian aid operation ever undertaken.
A meme showing Adolf Hitler caressing Russian President Vladimir Putin’s face, tweeted by the official Ukraine state account on Feb. 24, 2022, the day Russia invaded.
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How do a country and its citizens deal with the trauma of a deadly invasion by an enemy? Memes, cats and TikToks are emerging – most recently in the Ukraine war – as a way to cope with tragedy.
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People can act collectively to lower their energy use in an emergency.
Could Russia crash the ISS?
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From harming satellites to crashing the ISS, the Ukraine war could soon extend to space.
New Safe Confinement structure at Chernobyl.
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The level of danger posed by the Chernobyl power cut depends on how long it lasts.
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Warring countries have ben imposing sanctions on their enemies for hundreds of years. They have met with mixed success.
A protester outside an immigration detention facility in Melbourne, Austraila.
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Plus, Russia’s history of using refugees from Ukraine as geopolitical tools. Listen to The Conversation Weekly.
A volunteer sorting donations to be sent to Ukraine.
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Many well-intentioned people are supporting counterproductive efforts to help Ukraine. Behavioural science can explain why.