Countries would likely need to set up new courts to prosecute Vladimir Putin for illegally invading Ukraine – but this isn’t a sure bet he would ever be held accountable for his crimes.
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Their drawings and paintings often express a mix of horror, fear, hope and beauty.
It is commonplace these days to invoke the fears that Russia’s aggression against Ukraine has awoken in Eastern Europe. With the 2008 invasion still fresh in the minds, the Black Sea nation of Georgia…
Green spaces can be used as non-coercive modes of warfare to further social cohesion and diminish the likelihood of insurgency.
Western officials say that Russia may officially declare war on Ukraine on May 9. An international relations expert explains why this day is significant, and why a war declaration would matter.
An arms trade expert explains the wide variety of military aid nations around the world have sent to Ukraine.
Russia’s test of ‘nuclear-capable’ missiles in Kaliningrad is intended to send a message to Nato.
Aid workers are supposed to be protected by international humanitarian law. But increasingly they are being targeted by warring parties.
The US president has set out Nato’s war aims and provided substantial funding to back the plan.
Images of war, violence, suffering and death can have a traumatic impact on those who view them.
Military tensions and political concern are heating up in Transnistria, a breakaway state of Moldova that borders Ukraine. An Eastern European expert answers four key questions about this region.
Climate change is already cutting crop yields. War and unrest are likely to compound these issues for food-importing nations.
Ukrainian fighters are utilizing a maze of tunnels in Mariupol and other key cities. The use of the underground in conflict has a rich history.
Female Ukrainian refugees are suddenly tasked with shouldering both home and work responsibilities. Policy measures are needed to respond to women’s unique situations during this war.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has warned nations to prepare for the possibility that Russia will use tactical nuclear weapons.
Substitute Russia for the Soviet Union and it’s clear why the cult Cold War action movie Red Dawn has found a new fan base nearly 40 years on.
As Western sanctions seek to isolate Russia, they also perversely reinforce the country’s mythic view of itself as a special place that outsiders want to destroy.
The difference between a language and dialect is just as much about politics as it is linguistics.
Russia and Ukraine have held several rounds of failed peace talks. Understanding the challenges to successful peace talks helps illuminate the struggle for peace in Eastern Europe.
Politicians aren’t necessarily the best mediators. International experts on peace mediation should be involved.
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