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In the middle of a brutal war, poetry asserts its value, challenging the darkness and inhumanity.
What would allow Vladimir Putin to save face in Ukraine in terms of negotiating a ceasefire? Ukraine would likely have to cede its NATO aspirations as well as territory in the east.
If talks succeed in ending the violence, it would cement Turkey’s role as a key regional power broker.
When Russia invaded Ukraine, its leader was immediately labeled “fascist” by Ukrainians and others. A political scientist explains why that label fits.
The Belarusian regime is bitterly despised by its people, but it survives through the use of force and Russian support. Belarusians don’t want war, and their country is also under occupation.
If this descends into a protracted guerrilla war, Ukraine has the skill and resources to hurt Russia badly.
None of the available methods for holding Russian President Vladimir Putin accountable are likely to actually punish him, and they may even make new atrocities more likely.
How did a young risk-taking politician take complete control of Russia and destabilise Europe and the US?
What psychology has to offer when it comes to peace negotiations.
It’s difficult for regimes to galvanize public opinion or maintain people’s willingness to accept the sacrifices associated with a war waged for questionable reasons.
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has put a spotlight on the views of the Russian Orthodox Church. A scholar of Russian religion explains the structure and history of Orthodox Christianity.
Vladamir Putin’s version of Russian history portrays his country as a victim – a historian examines the evidence.
Religion plays an important role in expansive views of Russian nationhood. But faith has played a role in Ukrainian nationalism, too.
Straight from our experts, here are five books to help you understand what’s happening right now in Ukraine and Russia, from a must-read history of Ukraine to a literary classic with insights into the Russian soul.
Western pharmaceutical companies can’t stop supplying essential medicines to Russia, but they can cease other business.
The best of the past week’s coverage of the war in Ukraine.
An elite palace coup is possible in Moscow to remove Vladimir Putin or persuade him to step down due to the war in Ukraine. But it would take time.
It’s hard to see how negotiations can succeed at this point.
A need for enhanced presidential power, inherited from the early days of post-Communist transition, ruined any chances of compromise between Ukraine and Russia years ago.
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Professor of International Security, University of Birmingham
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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 International Relations, Jean Monnet Professor of European Security, National University Odesa Law Academy
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Professor of Military History, University of Calgary
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Senior Lecturer in International Politics, Aberystwyth University
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Lecturer in Modern European History, Queen's University Belfast
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Assistant Professor and Edward and Emily McWhinney Professor in International Relations, Simon Fraser University
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Professor of History and Political Science, University of Michigan
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Associate Professor of History, College of the Holy Cross
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Senior Lecturer in Military Strategy and Law, University of Portsmouth
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Professor of Political Science, Indiana University
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Associate Teaching Professor of Political Science, Penn State
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Professor of International Politics in the Department of Political Science and International Studies, University of Birmingham
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Lecturer (Assistant Professor) in Russian and Post-Soviet Politics, University of Bath
