Russia-Ukraine

Unexceptional Exceptionalism: The Use of Force by Great Powers and International Instability

Andrea Maria Pelliconi • Sep 8 2024 • Articles

Great powers show little interest in advancing international law to more effectively regulate state responses to military invasions.

Opinion – The Unholy Alliance: Fossil Fuels and War

Svitlana Romanko • Jun 25 2024 • Articles

The transition to clean, renewable energy is an economic and strategic necessity for Ukraine struggling for energy security and a critical component of ensuring global peace and security.

Interview – Antoine Bousquet

E-International Relations • May 9 2024 • Features

Antoine Bousquet applies the ‘scientific way of warfare’ to the current Russia-Ukraine conflict and chaoplexic theory to the study of IR and conflict in particular.

Review – The Russo-Ukrainian War

Taras Kuzio • Apr 17 2024 • Features

Serhii Plokhy’s knowledge of Ukraine’s history is evident in this account of the current conflict, but lacks engagement with Western foreign policy stances on the war.

Thinking Global Podcast – G. John Ikenberry (Part Two)

E-International Relations • Mar 25 2024 • Features

In the second part of our interview, G. John Ikenberry talks more about the Liberal International Order and the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Review – The Frontline

Taras Kuzio • Feb 3 2024 • Features

Serhii Plokhy’s collection of essays details the history of Ukraine and its tumultuous relationship with Russia, but lacks sufficient discussion on contemporary tensions.

Thinking Global Podcast – Maria Popova and Oxana Shevel

E-International Relations • Jan 29 2024 • Features

Maria Popova and Oxana Shevel speak about their book ‘Russia and Ukraine: Entangled Histories, Diverging States’, causal factors of the conflict, NATO, war crimes, and more.

Review – The Last Politician

Michael Cox • Dec 14 2023 • Features

Franklin Foer does a deep dive into the first two years of the Biden Presidency, but questions arise over some conclusions in light of the impact of recent global events.

Interview – Jade McGlynn

E-International Relations • Dec 3 2023 • Features

Jade McGlynn discusses the current state of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, and the prominent use of memory politics and propaganda in Russia’s wartime strategy.

Thinking Global Podcast – Elena Şimanschi

E-International Relations • Oct 23 2023 • Features

Elena Şimanschi speaks about (dis)information, what its major mechanism are, how it materialises, its connection with emotion and memory, and reveals her empirical findings.

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