Interview – Andreas Umland
Andreas Umland reflects on the Russia-Ukraine war, the long-term implications of Western sanctions against Russia, and a potential military deterrence against escalation.
Putin’s Test for the West
The world is more complicated than it was a decade ago when scholars ruminated on the capacity of International Relations Theory to understand or reflect what was happening in it.
Opinion – Administrative Reparations for Victims of Conflict-Related Sexual Violence in Ukraine
The broad range of CRSV victims in Ukraine demonstrates the diversity and complexity of their reparative needs.
Dissecting the Realist Argument for Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine
Realism provides useful tools for dissecting state behaviour and interests, but it cannot fully account for Russia’s diplomatic misfires or the moral and humanitarian dimensions of the conflict.
Opinion – The West Should Drop the ‘Hybrid Warfare’ Discourse on Ukraine
Labelling Russia’s contemporary actions in Ukraine as hybrid warfare fails to accurately depict the evolving nature of the ongoing conflict.
Reclaiming Surzhyk: Ukraine’s Linguistic Decolonisation
The appropriation of surzhyk testifies to the tendency towards elevation of Ukraine’s linguistic varieties and acceptance of variation, which goes against the colonial idealisation of strictly traced norms.
Opinion – Priorities and Challenges for Italy’s G7 Presidency
Beyond the longer term importance of the Indo-Pacific, Italy’s immediate neighborhood, east and south, represents the focal point of its G7 presidency.
Putin’s Illusions and Ukraine’s Reality: Myth vs Westward Integration
Putin’s vision of reconciliation between Ukraine and Russia is flawed and demonstrates his intransigence.
The Trojan War in Crimea
Russia’s Crimea policy is about history, religion, literature, myth, and imperial as well as military glory – which is a long-winded way of saying it’s about identity.
Thinking Global Podcast – Maria Popova and Oxana Shevel
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.
