Soviet Russia had a policy of denying its responsibility for war crimes. It looks as if Putin’s Russia may be following suit.
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The laws of war and what is considered acceptable and unacceptable weaponry suggest there’s a right and wrong way to kill. It’s unlikely any of the victims of war would appreciate the distinction.
Cryptocurrency allows Ukraine to get quick financial support, and Russia, to bypass international sanctions and protect some of its economic interests.
Even once the war in Ukraine ends, the millions of people who fled from their homes might not be quick to return. The faster the war ends, the more likely it is they will go back.
If Russian missiles have an accuracy of one metre, how come they seem to hit civilian targets such as healthcare centres?
Russian hackers have been attacking Ukraine for years, but with help from US government agencies, businesses and universities, Ukraine’s cyber defenses have grown stronger.
Putin’s rationale for invading Ukraine wasn’t built over just a few months in 2021. Putin and high-level Russia government staff have been trash-talking Ukraine for more than a decade.
Sanctions take time to bite, and Putin has time on his side.
President Biden said that Vladimir Putin had committed war crimes, after news emerged of mass civilian murders in Bucha, Ukraine. Three stories from our archive explain what this means.
Where it’s risky for aid workers to be on the ground, technology could help.
The transmission of truth about the war against Ukraine is a criminal offense in Russia. Without access to the complete information about the war, Russian population continues to support it.
Cyberattacks can be devastating, just not on the battlefield, according to researchers who looked at 10 years of armed conflicts around the world.
The US frequently chooses to put its own interest ahead of its professed values. That approach to foreign policy is called ‘realpolitik’ and it may lead to an unsatisfying peace deal in Ukraine.
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.
Nearly all of the 129 aid workers killed on the job in 2021 were from the countries where they lost their lives.
Did Russian intelligence mislead Putin about Ukraine’s capabilities or did they just tell him what he wanted to hear?
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.
Canada is arming and supporting Ukraine in the face of the Russian invasion. At various points in its history, it’s been everything from an invader to an arms supplier to invaders, not defenders.
There are reports of very low morale among Russian troops in Ukraine.
Refugees must be given the chance to work and make a full life for themselves in host countries.
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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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Professor of International Relations and Security, University of Bradford
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Senior Lecturer in Military Strategy and Law, University of Portsmouth
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Professor of Military History, University of Calgary
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Lecturer (Assistant Professor) in Russian and Post-Soviet Politics, University of Bath
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Assistant Professor and Edward and Emily McWhinney Professor in International Relations, Simon Fraser University
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Teaching Fellow, School of Strategy, Marketing and Innovation, University of Portsmouth
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Professor of History and Political Science, University of Michigan
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Professor of International Politics in the Department of Political Science and International Studies, University of Birmingham
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Professor of International Security, Department of Politics, Philosophy and Religion, Lancaster University
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Senior Lecturer in International Politics, Aberystwyth University
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Professor of Intelligence and National Security, University of Hull
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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, Russian and East European History, University of Alberta
