The Russian government used disinformation to fabricate a justification for invading Ukraine. A new campaign focused on biowarfare claims threatens to escalate the conflict.
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Australia and the Netherlands have started legal action against Russia in the International Civil Aviation Organisation for the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 on July 17, 2014.
Handheld missiles help defend against tanks and warplanes. That makes them desirable for Ukraine to receive and easier for other countries to provide.
Russia’s illegal and immoral invasion of Ukraine includes NATO policy gambles that have left Ukraine standing alone against Russia.
Though its full impact is unpredictable, the withdrawal of France from Mali will have some likely effects.
Ukraine’s history with the former Soviet Union and its current relationship with the European Union inform how refugees move across borders. While race plays a role, citizenship is also an important factor.
The targeting of elite interests has been at the centre of recent sanctions policies, including sanctions on Russia. We look at the effectiveness of targeting in Iran in the 2010s.
Over-reliance on sanctions and economic warfare measures have led to strategic complacency and the avoidance of negotiations on the part of the western governments.
Nato is worried that providing material assistance to Ukraine will be interpreted as an act of war.
Europe’s options of alternative sources of oil are limited,
In the short term, the war is causing energy prices to soar and prompting fears of famine in some countries. In the long term, it could remake the modern global supply chain.
Price shocks are a feature of the global oil market, not a bug – and even when governments take many steps to grow supply or reduce demand, it can be years before prices ease.
The west underestimates the power of Russian-state television, says an expert.
Propaganda is a key weapon of war and, in this regard at least, Ukraine is winning.
As an actor and performer, Zelensky built his portfolio of presidential skills long before he knew he was going to undertake that role.
The financial impact will be severe and long lasting.
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.
The rapid boycott of Russian companies suggests ‘political consumerism’ has become a new normal for people to protest against governments
The Conversation’s weekly round-up of some of the best articles about the war in Ukraine.
European integration is often touted as contributing to peace – but Moscow has other ideas.
Top contributors
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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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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Professor of Military History, University of Calgary
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Associate Professor, School of Geography, University of Nottingham
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Professor of International Relations and Security, University of Bradford
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Professor of International Politics, Clinton Institute, University College Dublin
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Lecturer in Modern European History, Queen's University Belfast
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Senior Lecturer in International Politics, Aberystwyth University
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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 Security, University of Bath
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Professor of History and Political Science, University of Michigan
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Professor of Intelligence and National Security, University of Hull
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Associate Professor of Security and International Relations, Staffordshire University
