Feb 28, 2022 | Politics & Society
A land war has returned to Europe. This week, Russia attacked Ukraine. What are the causes of the conflict? What are the motivations of the actors? Could this war have been avoided? Doug Becker speaks with Anna Ohanyan, Robert English, and Serhiy Kudelia. Anna Ohanyan...
Feb 24, 2022 | Politics & Society
By Steve Hoadley The recognition by President Putin of the Donetsk and Luhansk āPeoples Republicsā on 21 February is his latest initiative to expand Russiaās influence. Will he prevail? Will he pause or push further? History is rich with examples of āirredentismā,...
Feb 23, 2022 | Politics & Society
By Greg Yudin A view from Russia: no sanctions will stop Moscow, and its actions will drive more countries into NATO’s arms. In the near future, a big war will begin ā a war that we have not seen in the lifetime of my generation, and perhaps the previous...
Feb 1, 2022 | Politics & Society
Russia’s relationship with Ukraine is complicated. Ukrainian independence coming out of the collapse of the Soviet Union ended a 350-year history of Ukraine as a part of the Russian Empire, and then the Soviet Union. From that period forward, the two nations...
Jan 25, 2022 | Politics & Society
By Greg Yudin Putinās threats are a desperate defence of Russiaās status quo. I’m often asked the following question about Ukraine: āWhy is Putin doing this? Why does he want to attack Ukraine? Heās doing OK, what is he unhappy with?ā I always give the same...
Jul 17, 2018 | Politics & Society
By Jeffrey Stacey With the Brexit fallout continuing and Donald Trump’s global posturing sending mixed messages, can we survive a potential collapse of the international order? For the first year of the Trump Administration, the Washington D.C.- based denizens...