Calls to keep talking are getting louder out of fear of escalation and ultimately war – but why are diplomatic relations so difficult for Nato and Russia?
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By embracing Russia as its primary source of inspiration, 'indi' is protesting about the country's socio-political problems in its own language.
Multiple American presidents have viewed US support of Ukraine's security and democracy as critical to the national interest. President Trump's dealings with Ukraine are a major divergence.
The fallout for President Trump from his conversation with Ukrainian President Zelenskiy was swift and harsh. The consequences for Zelenskiy and his country could also be serious.
The Moscow elections of September 2019 were a referendum on President Vladimir Putin's ruling party. And the opposition's success suggests a looming political crisis for Putin and his regime.
Five years after Crimea returned to Russia, the east-west stalemate over Ukraine is far from stable.
The extensive media coverage of the Helsinki meeting was almost universally critical of Trump, which overshadowed the chance to ask more meaningful questions about how the world deals with Russia.
Oleg Sentsov's trial was a farce, but the world continues to ignore his plight.
The Charge of the Light Brigade was brave but fruitless. Could it have worked if the feuding British leaders had interpreted their orders differently?
Vladimir Putin fomented so-called Ukrainophobia leading up to his annexation of Crimea. Ukrainians, on the other hand, held positive views of their neighbours prior to annexation.
This year will likely bring a significant improvement in relations between the United States and Russia, as well as a raft of possible changes to global politics. Presidents Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin…
In the Middle East, there will be no easy choices for the incoming Trump administration - and a wild ride is likely to continue.
Dostoevsky's infamous novel reflected a wave of reaction against economic liberalism, not unlike that which has occurred during 2016.
The FBI is warning of Russian cyberattackers probing American election systems. Information warfare scholars discuss Russia's digital efforts to benefit its national interests.
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s approval rating has not dropped below 80 percent since March 2014. Russians overwhelmingly support their president's aggression in Georgia and Crimea. Here's why.
A number of tripwires could set off a chain of events leading to war.
Charged with collaboration with the Nazis, in 1944, 240,000 Crimean Tartars were deported to Soviet Central Asia.
Rivalry between the Russian president's allies could be making his life hard.
The Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe is the only hope for neutral information about what's going on in Eastern Ukraine.
Barack Obama is considering supplying "lethal defensive weapons" to Ukraine. But how meaningful is that description? There are simply "weapons", all of which can be used for defence or for aggression.
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Professor of International Security, University of Birmingham
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Professor of International Relations, National University Odesa Law Academy
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Associate Professor, School of Geography, University of Nottingham
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Research Fellow, Alfred Deakin Research Institute, Deakin University
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Senior Lecturer in International Development, University of Birmingham
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Professor in The Division of Global Affairs and The Department of Political Science, Rutgers University - Newark
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Senior Lecturer in Politics and International Relations, Monash University
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Professor of Economics, University of Adelaide
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Professor in Twentieth-Century European History, University of Warwick
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Professor in Contemporary European History, University of Stirling
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Professor of Russian and European Politics, University of Kent
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Reader in International Law and Human Rights, University of Liverpool
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Director of the British Institute of International and Comparative Law and Professor of International Law and Human Rights, University of Nottingham
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Teaching Fellow in Politics and IR, Aston University
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Senior Lecturer in Economics, University of Birmingham
