Interview – Vera Michlin-Shapir
Vera Michlin-Shapir talks about Russian foreign and domestic policy, including the war against Ukraine and media freedom, as well as Israeli foreign policy.
Opinion – The Russian Invasion of Ukraine: Between Solidarity and Whataboutism
The attempt to employ whataboutisms in defence of Russia by citing intervention in Iraq, Afghanistan and Libya exposes the shallowness of such argumentation.
Opinion – The Russia-Ukraine Crisis and Central African Ramifications
The CAR has become highly reliant on Russian military for its security, and this dependency may grow into a wider issue the longer the conflict in Ukraine continues.
Opinion – War in Ukraine: Why We Should Say No to International Civil Society
Totalizing moral binaries are particularly dangerous in the sphere of international relations, where international law lacks universal mechanisms of enforcement.
Understanding the Illegality of Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine
Russia has not only broken international law in the most flagrant manner, but has devalued the system of norms, values and practices that underpins international society.
Opinion – The Myth of Being Anti-Racist and Anti-War in the Ukraine Conflict
To refuse the discourses of war and racialization it is necessary to do more than place them in critical relation to those of anti-war and anti-racialization. Instead, we should refuse to distinguish the two.
Memory Laws: Censorship in Ukraine
Ukraine had about 5000 Lenin statues placed during the former Soviet Union. Their removal seemed logical and natural: after all, what was Lenin to Ukraine?
The Maidan Revolution in Ukraine
The reports from Ukraine made International headlines and the actions in Maidan were visible live on social media. Before long, it was hard to discern truth from fiction.
Russia-West-Ukraine: Triangle of Competition 1991–2013
Russia’s desire to limit Ukraine’s independence and to retake control of Crimea did not emerge during the Putin era. Rather they were there from the very beginning.
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Ukraine and Russia: Wars Over the Past
Regions of Ukraine have their own singular histories and what is lacking is a unifying narrative and common “heroes” during a time of prolonged crisis.
