The Azov Battalion: Extremists defending Mariupol
•Some of the fighters defending Mariupol belong to the Azov Battalion, an ultranationalist militia with ties to extremists across Europe.…
Russia-Ukraine War: Here are 7 assumptions the US, NATO should drop
•Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has forced a hard look at long-held theories about deterrence strategies in Europe. In the op-ed…
NATO wants to avoid getting dragged into a war with Russia by mistake
By Natalia Drozdiak Military commanders from NATO countries are working the phones with their Russian counterparts to make sure the…
Africa opposes the Ukraine war. It’s abstaining from great power rivalry
By Chris Olaoluwa Ogunmodede Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and the reaction it has drawn from the United States and the…
The Mystique of the Female Soldier: Portrayals of Ukrainian Women in Western Media
By Sarah Keisler The conflict in Ukraine is one of the largest Europe has seen since World War II. While…
Is the West laissez-faire about economic warfare?
By Esfandyar Batmanghalidj In his 1919 work Economic Consequences of the Peace, John Maynard Keynes warns that “the menace of inflationism…
Ukraine admits it won’t be part of NATO
•Kiev’s constitution-enshrined bid for membership in the military bloc can’t be realized, Zelensky said •Volodymyr Zelensky claimed NATO wouldn’t send…
From Hiroshima to Ukraine: The return of the nuclear threat
By Andreas Noll Nuclear arms were a symbol of the Cold War. The recent Russian threats in the war with…
A war on many fronts: disinformation around the Russia-Ukraine war
By Stephanie Diepeveen, Olena Borodyna, Theo Tindall Multiple theatres of disinformation The Russian invasion in Ukraine has escalated the stakes…
European arms imports rise despite global fall–SIPRI
Summary European countries bought 19% more major arms in the five years to 2021 than they did in the five…