Vladimir Putin has been proved right again as Western priorities shift from removing Assad to destroying Islamic State.
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Russia wants recognition for its huge forests and will ensure any climate deal doesn’t harm its economic interests.
When the integrity of sport lies tarnished, it is the right time to end the merry-go-round of Olympic bids and national oversight over performance and doping.
A massive doping problem in the Lance Armstrong era has inspired some useful reform ideas, but governance issues must be solved as well.
South Africa’s withdrawal from the ICC could have mere symbolic value. The country will continue to have obligations to binding decisions taken by the UN Security Council – including those pertaining to the court.
Where can sport go when performance-related doping always seems one step ahead? The WADA report should open the door to a more rational future.
Moscow’s mixed messages on the future of the Syrian president is fuelling speculation that it might be preparing to desert its long-term ally.
With Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Iran and the US all at the table, Russia’s benighted Syria plan may at last have a chance of success.
Increased submarine activity is fuelling concerns at Russia’s capability to wage information warfare on the West.
Russia’s Syrian venture is a dramatic example of modern realpolitik which has taken the West completely by surprise.
Last week’s release of the Dutch Safety Board’s final report on the downing of MH17 held no surprises. While this essentially technical report had no brief to cast blame for the tragedy, no-one familiar…
Russia’s stepped-up role in Syria is likely to bolster Iran and the anti-Western opposition in Iraq.
We have the courts, we have (some) evidence, but can we build a case? MH17 investigation could remain inconclusive.
Russia has different goals in Syria than the US and its allies. As ISIS weakens, that will become more apparent.
A renewed security focus on Afghanistan is part of Vladimir Putin’s plan to re-energise Russia’s vision of a ‘Greater Eurasia’.
A Dutch Safety Board report is crucial to the progress of the ongoing criminal investigation into downed flight MH17.
After years out in the cold, the Iranians have a chance to be heard in the West – and they’ve got Saudi Arabia on their minds.
Russia’s Syria play may have hit some snags already, but the US is hardly placed to kick up a fuss.
Airspace incursions are spilling over into wider tensions.
The face-off between Russia and the West in Syria is giving both sides a chance to try out their new high-tech weaponry.
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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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Professor of Military History, University of Calgary
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Professor of International Relations and Security, University of Bradford
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Associate Professor, School of Geography, University of Nottingham
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Senior Lecturer in International Politics, Aberystwyth University
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Professor of International Politics, Clinton Institute, University College Dublin
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Assistant Professor and Edward and Emily McWhinney Professor in International Relations, Simon Fraser University
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Lecturer in Modern European History, Queen's University Belfast
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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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Senior Lecturer in Military Strategy and Law, University of Portsmouth
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