From Ukraine to Taiwan: Legacy as a Driver of Foreign Policy Behaviour
With global attention focussed on Ukraine, Xi’s efforts to reinstate a Sino-centric regional order by recovering ‘lost lands’, including Taiwan should not be overlooked.
Great Power Competition in Ukraine Amidst the Emerging US-China Rivalry
The Ukraine crisis is the latest expression of the West’s refocus on Russia in what appears to be a failing strategy to contain Beijing.
Russia’s War in Ukraine Points to Another Historical Blunder
If this military adventure fails to reach its objectives, Russia will be a humiliated pariah state on the fringes of world economic and political power.
Global Britain and the UK’s Enhanced Role in Ukraine
In supporting Ukraine, the UK is able to rehabilitate its image as a nation that cares more about anti-corruption and the rule of law rather than welcoming Russian money with a blind eye.
Opinion – Refugee Hierarchy in Western Responses to the Ukrainian Crisis
All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights,’ but as seen in western discourse over Ukrainian migrants ‘European’, ‘White’, and ‘civilized’ seem to be freer and superior.
Opinion – On and Beyond Whataboutism in the Russia-Ukraine War
Russia’s invasion of a sovereign country, Ukraine, and exporting democracy as the US did in Iraq in 2003 are two illegal and immoral sides of the same coin.
Opinion – Strategic Perspectives on the Russia-Ukraine War
if one seeks to understand the current situation one must understand the strategic history of the Soviet, or Russian, conflict with the West.
The UN COP26 and ‘30 by 30’: Turning Points or More Business-As-Usual?
It is time to listen directly to those who are facing dispossession, loss of livelihoods, and homes, and to seek grassroots solutions,
Opinion – Russia’s Bombing of Ukraine’s Babyn Yar Holocaust Memorial
The events of 1 March 2022 cause us to revisit the Holocaust. With hope, the fears of President Zelensky will not be realized and the grim cycle of history does not repeat itself.
Opinion – The Risk of Nuclear War with Russia
Given the increased use of war rhetoric and calls for no-fly-zones Western leaders must deploy political wisdom and show a capacity for serious judgement.
