Those placing their faith in sanctions to turn Russians against the war in Ukraine know little about the country, its history and people, write two scholars who have studied Russian culture.
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Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and Vladimir Putin’s nuclear threats have the world on edge, but so far, long-standing arms control measures have helped keep the situation from getting out of control.
Russia insists that there was an agreement not to expand Nato eastwards after the end of the USSR. History begs to differ.
To remain neutral, Finland had to surrender power to the Soviet Union during the cold war.
“Who could have imagined that it would simply collapse?” It’s been 30 years since the Soviet Union dissolved in the wake of a bungled reform effort by Mikhail Gorbachev - here’s what went wrong.
Former BBC reporter James Rodgers reflects on the end of the Soviet Union and finds lessons for today.
When Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin meet in Geneva, what will they learn from their predecessors more than 30 years ago?
With tensions between China and New Zealand’s main security allies increasing dangerously, could Jacinda Ardern play the role of peacemaker?
The Versailles Conference set up the ill-fated League of Nations. We must not allow the United Nations to suffer the same fate.
The goal of the summit should not be the nuclear disarmament of North Korea.
Zimbabwe’s new leader needs to shake off his infamous reputation and the suspicion that he is merely another Mugabe in a younger frame.
Vladimir Putin’s aggressive nuclear strategy threatens to unpick decades of careful negotiation.
30 years ago, Reagan and Gorbachev ushered in a new era of cordial relations. It’s time to recapture that spirit.
This week we have witnessed a plunge in the price of oil and the astonishing demise of the ruble. These events provide the basis for a great series of conspiracy theories, the type that readily find an…
Is the Obama presidency over? This has been the burning question on the lips of many Washington DC pundits and beltway insiders in the wake of devastating Democratic midterm election losses. According…
Twenty-five years after the fall of the Berlin Wall that ushered in the end of communism in eastern Europe and the break-up of the Soviet Union, all the signs point to a new Cold War between Russia and…
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