“Russia’s nature as an imperial power is incontrovertible,” Artem Shaipov and Yuliia Shaipova write. “So why has this fundamental, foundational fact about Russia been ignored in the West for so long, including among those who study and analyze the region?” But regardless of the reason, the war in Ukraine has sparked a newfound awareness of Russia’s imperial project, past and present—the nature of Russian imperialism and its relationship to the country’s latest war of conquest. Putin Remains In Day-To-Day Government.
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While earlier pointed out that Putin's looting as a potential war crime, and the conversations when Ukraine wins. The Russia That Might Have Been.
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Sunak Hopes To Mend Fences With Europe
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Putin’s partial escalation strategy has served him well. It has allowed him to maintain political stability through intimidation and indifference. Internationally and domestically, it has helped him prepare Russia for a very long war without making the sacrifices that might ultimately cause the population to rebel. And above all, it has given him flexibility. How Long Can This Not-Quite-Total War Be Sustained?
The Conversations When Ukraine Wins
the manifold initiatives that have emerged to support Ukraine and its people across what was once the Russian empire demonstrate a readiness to reject Moscow’s long shadow and fertile ground for grassroots cooperation after the war ends. No matter in what terms one understands it, Russia’s full-scale invasion has brought discussions of identity - individual, social, and political - to the fore. The Conversations When Ukraine Wins.
A Sorbid History Under Pressure
For the foreseeable future, there are no transformative solutions that the West can invent or impose on Iran, and the country will remain a profound and unpredictable threat to regional stability, U.S. interests, and its own citizenry. The protests should give the world hope: for the first time in a generation, the theocracy appears to be in jeopardy. But until the regime falls, there will be no silver bullets to stop Iran’s bad behavior. We Investigate A Sorbid History Under Pressure.
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