The Russia-Ukraine war over the past several months has been described as a stalemate and Russia’s latest offensive as a ploy. If so, it’s proving to be a successful one, and here’s why the West is to blame.
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Russian soldiers in the Ukraine war are sending out signals in morse code on a daily basis, even though there are more high tech solutions.
The World Bank estimates that it will take $480 billion of investment to get Ukraine back on its feet after the war.
A selection of our coverage of the conflict from the past fortnight.
The impact of the massive US aid package approved last month has yet to be felt on the battlefield.
Putin has encouraged a group of young people to hand out a special ribbon representing the ‘glories’ of Russian history.
The constant jockeying for power among Putin’s subordinates serves the Russian president’s purpose.
Without the US’s stockpile of nuclear weapons to protect it, Europe may have to increase its defences.
Britain and France are working together to create coalitions to support Ukraine, with some success.
A selection of our coverage of the conflict from the past fortnight.
Nuclear proliferation is gathering pace as global tensions rise.
The Russian invasion of Ukraine has placed Ukraine’s nuclear sites under considerable threat with a growing risk that further conflict may lead to radioactive contamination.
Several recent drones attacks on the site, which Russia captured in March 2022, highlight the potential for a major accident.
President Joe Biden is expected to soon sign the total $95 billion foreign aid package that covers Israel, Ukraine and Taiwan.
As some Nato member countries extend conscription, history shows that it can sometimes create more equality in society.
The promised weapons will give Ukraine some breathing space on the battlefield, but victory against Russia is far from assured.
Russia’s claims of self-defence are flimsy. You only have to breathe on them to knock them over. But would it be wise to try Putin in his absence?
Russia is making steady territorial gains in advance of a possible spring offensive. Without western aid Ukraine has few air defences left.
Tension in the western Balkans, which has been troubled by ethnic tensions since the wars of the 1990s, is becoming an increasing concern for the EU and Nato.
A selection of our coverage of the conflict from the past fortnight.
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Professor of International Security, University of Birmingham
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Professor of International Relations, Jean Monnet Professor of European Security, National University Odesa Law Academy
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Professor of International Relations and Security, University of Bradford
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Senior Lecturer in Military Strategy and Law, University of Portsmouth
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Lecturer (Assistant Professor) in Russian and Post-Soviet Politics, University of Bath
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Professor of Military History, University of Calgary
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Assistant Professor and Edward and Emily McWhinney Professor in International Relations, Simon Fraser University
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Senior Lecturer in International Politics, Aberystwyth University
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Teaching Fellow, School of Strategy, Marketing and Innovation, University of Portsmouth
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Professor of History and Political Science, University of Michigan
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Professor of International Security, Department of Politics, Philosophy and Religion, Lancaster University
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Professor of International Politics in the Department of Political Science and International Studies, University of Birmingham
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Professor of Intelligence and National Security, University of Hull
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Associate Professor (Adj), Griffith Asia Institute; and Fellow, Strategic and Defence Studies Centre, Australian National University
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Professor, Department of Government, University of Essex
