Garret Martin, American University School of International Service
For the second time running, it is looking like the French presidential election will go to a runoff between centralist Emmanuel Macron and far-right Marine Le Pen.
The Russian government used disinformation to fabricate a justification for invading Ukraine. A new campaign focused on biowarfare claims threatens to escalate the conflict.
French Marine Special Operation Forces trained Mali’s soldiers under the Task Force Takuba mission.
Photo by Thomas Coex/AFP via Getty Images
A study shows that the ambition to strengthen social dialogue is yet to be realised in France.
The war in Ukraine will have major implications for energy and climate change, in Canada and the rest of the world, far into the future.
THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
New relationships between energy, geopolitical security and climate change policy flowing from the invasion of Ukraine are beginning to emerge, and the implications could be enormous.
In the space of one week, some of the old certainties about Europe have been thrown out the window.
Russian Orthodox Church Patriarch Kirill, center, attends a ceremony consecrating the Cathedral of Russian Armed Forces outside Moscow.
Andrey Rusov, Defense Ministry Press Service via AP
To understand Russia’s war in Ukraine, look to the blend of religious and militaristic nationalism under Putin – on full display in the Church of the Russian Armed Forces.
The settled foundations of German foreign policy have been overturned in an instant following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
A pro-Russia demonstrator wears a vest bearing a depiction of Russian President Vladimir Putin and the words “Motherland! Freedom!” during a rally in Donetsk, Ukraine, in 2014.
AP Photo/Andrey Basevich
The reasons for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine are complicated and based on centuries of history between the two countries. A Ukrainian scholar provides some background.
Russians in Moscow and elsewhere flocked to ATMs to withdraw cash, fearful that the ruble will plunge further due to Western sanctions.
AP Photo/Victor Berzkin
By working with allies, the Biden administration has been able to place severe sanctions on Russia – including targeting Putin’s inner circle and banning banks from SWIFT.