A Russia-Ukraine war could ripple across Africa and Asia
•Beware of food price spikes and revolutions if Ukrainian grain deliveries are disrupted. By Alex Smith, a food and agriculture analyst…
Is Defending Ukraine vital to US security?
•As Putin prepares to invade, Washington and its allies still appear undecided on whether Kyiv is worth fighting for. By Emma…
Is there a way out of the Russia-NATO talks impasse?
Russia, NATO and Ukraine
NATO responds to Russia’s demands with its own
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg
Belarus: Cyber upstart, or Russian staging ground?
Russian Putin and Belarusian President
Military Veterans to Putin: Russian troops near Ukraine can become a force for peace
By Captain (Ret) Raymond Seebald, Col (Ret) Jitendra Jung Karki, LtCol (Ret) Gunter Chassé, Dr David Leffler If Russia feels threatened by the…
The future of conquest…the next ‘big war’
•Fights Over Small Places Could Spark the Next Big War By Dan Altman The relationship between conquest and conflict may seem…
Momentum is building for war in Ukraine
•Vladimir Putin is courting disaster for Russia’s neighbour—and himself By The Economist The first world war became inevitable once mobilisation orders…