Opinion – Challenges for the Expansion of the BRICS
New partners and the increase of interaction between emerging and developing countries seem to be a plausible alternative to safeguard interests, but challenges remain.
The Ideas Behind Putin’s War in Ukraine
Ukraine’s integration into the West is unacceptable to the Kremlin on security grounds, it is also inadmissible for what Putin would consider ‘civilizational’ reasons.
Opinion – A Hidden Victory? The Winter War and Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine
In a Clausewitzian sense, Putin has successfully used Russian force to impose Russia’s will on Ukraine.
Opinion – The West’s Credibility Crisis in the Midst of Putin’s War
Canceling courses on Dostoyevsky and excluding Russian athletes and performers fit seamlessly into modern US culture of hyperpolarization and cancellation, now exported to all of the West
Opinion – The Impact of the Russia-Ukraine War on European Nationalism
A revival of nationalism across Europe is a scenario that should not be excluded, especially if the economy deteriorates and insecurity increases.
Plus Ça Change: Russian Invasions of Ukraine, Past and Present
Repeating what their predecessors had done in previous centuries, in 2022 Russia ordered a systematic killing of Ukrainian civilians in an attempt to keep Ukraine under Russian control.
Opinion – On 9 May Putin’s Russia Will Glorify War and Stalin
Putin’s so-called de-Nazification has nothing to do with combating Nazis in Ukraine and everything to do with the xenophobic Stalinist and racist climate in Putin’s Russia.
Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine and the Return of Civilisational Politics: An American and French Tale
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has emerged in a broader historical context of deglobalisation and a fractured global economy.
Opinion – A New Cold War?
Saying that we are entering a new Cold War is a tempting option for politicians to raise alarm and demonstrate their toughness, a tactic perfected in Washington over the past 70 years.
Russia’s War Goals in Ukraine
There is no obvious end point or exit point for Putin as his goal is to win and occupy a vast territory and to be recognized as a victorious conqueror that has restored the glory of Russia.
