A new textbook soon to be taught in Russian schools leans on the works of a 16th-century monk. It fits a pattern of ‘political neomedievalism’ by the Kremlin.
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As things stand, there is very little hope for a sustainable peace deal emerging from negotiations.
Sofi Oksanen draws on her family’s history of Soviet colonisation and reports of the war in Ukraine to argue Russia uses violence against women as a weapon of war.
Negotiations for peace in Ukraine are struggling to get off the ground, despite numerous meetings between US and Russian officials.
Russia’s war on Ukraine continues, despite US attempts to broker a ceasefire. Russia has repurposed history to build its power since the 1500s – that continues, too.
The US alliance will endure despite Trump’s efforts to upend the global order. But whoever wins the May 3 election must boost engagement with regional partners.
When the world order is being undermined, we must denounce attempts by states that see themselves as empires to intimidate other states and devalue the principles of sovereignty and territorial integrity.
China is now the top trading partner for four of the five ex-Soviet Central Asian states. Russia, however, is desperate to reassert its dominance in the region.
The Russian philosopher believes Vladimir Putin is no longer the main enemy for the US.
Georgian legislation directly mirrors a contentious law Russia passed more than a decade ago to stifle dissent and quash the power of civil society groups.
Ukraine has had the uppoer hand in the Black Sea. But conceding to to this US-brokered deal will win Kyiv important credit from the Trump administration.
Donald Trump’s supposed negotiating skills are probably not enough to broker sustainable peace between Russia and Ukraine given the protagonists’ enmity and his own history.
During the Nixon era, the US encouraged a split between the Soviet Union and communist China. But things have changed since the Cold War ended.
The ICC is often criticised for being ineffective when it doesn’t act, and biased when it does.
Donald Trump’s telephone diplomacy under the microscope. Also the latest on the war in Gaza.
Through careful telephone diplomacy, the Ukrainian president is exposing Putin’s disinterest in stopping hostilities.
Russia and Ukraine have agreed ceasefires before, and they have not been successful.
Overwhelming people with a deluge of announcements makes it difficult to easily track and understand what is happening in the White House.
The Russian president set harsh conditions on Ukraine and offered little in return.
Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump agreed on a very limited ceasefire in Ukraine, making clear the Russian leader has no real ambition to stop the fighting.
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