Disarming Putin’s history weapon
Ever since 2014, Russian President Vladimir Putin has weaponized history as part of his hybrid war against Ukraine. On numerous occasions, most infamously in his July 20
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Ukraine Crisis: Putin the gambler may have gone too far to back down
Russian President Vladimir Putin has moved to escalate tensions with Ukraine in recent months by putting a huge and unprecedented Russian military force on its borders while launching a concerted…
Ukrainian voices are missing from the drama over Ukraine’s future
As I watch the never-ending coverage of the current Russian military build-up around Ukraine, I am struck by the fact that, as presented by the international media, the situation seems…
Don’t believe Putin’s propaganda. Sanctions are hurting Russia.
The Putin regime has long sought to convince Russians that international sanctions imposed over the invasion of Ukraine are actually beneficial for the country. Russia’s propaganda machine has also succeeded…
Ben Wallace: Putin’s bogus NATO fears disguise Ukraine ambitions
As geopolitical tensions continue to mount in Eastern Europe, British Secretary of State for Defense Ben Wallace has published a powerful essay debunking the Kremlin’s ludicrous claims of NATO encirclement…
Countering the growing Russian naval threat in the Black Sea region
A week of high-stakes talks between Russian and Western officials have failed to reduce the geopolitical tension in Eastern Europe, where Moscow has concentrated over 100,000
Kyiv Diary: Ukrainians await Putin’s invasion and Poroshenko’s arrest
The evening before former Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko is due to return to Kyiv to face likely arrest in what is either a case of political persecution or incredibly bad…
Calls grow within Germany for tougher stance towards Putin’s Russia
Over seventy German academics and foreign policy experts published an open letter on January 14 demanding that Germany’s Russia policy be fundamentally changed from tacit encouragement to open resistance of…
Memory wars: Putin seeks to whitewash Russia’s Stalinist past
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Western weakness has emboldened Putin and enabled Russian aggression
US President Joe Biden recently assured his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy that America will “respond decisively” if Russia launches a new invasion. This was not particularly encouraging. Quite the opposite,…