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Why Russia’s war in Ukraine today is so different from a year ago

Vladimir Putin’s “special military operation” in Ukraine is approaching its first anniversary. The war being fought by Russian forces today is, however, very different from that being fought when Russia first invaded Ukraine. In February 2022, the Russian attack on Kyiv — seemingly aimed at bringing about regime change in Ukraine — soon faltered. It […]

by Alexander Hill Jan 25, 2023Jan 25, 2023 / 4 mins /

The agony of Chechnya: trapped between the Kremlin and Kadyrov

by Antonio Graceffo Jan 9, 2023Jan 9, 2023 / 7 mins /

Russian ethnic minorities

Russia’s ethnic minorities are dying in Putin’s war

by Antonio Graceffo Jan 1, 2023Jan 2, 2023 / 3 mins /

Equal rights but also equal responsibilities: lessons from Ukraine

by David Benatar Nov 9, 2022Nov 9, 2022 / 4 mins /

Russia

Could Russia collapse?

by Matthew Sussex Nov 2, 2022Nov 2, 2022 / 5 mins /

When tragedy becomes banal: Why news consumers experience crisis fatigue

by Rebecca Rozelle-Stone Sep 8, 2022Sep 9, 2022 / 4 mins /

War or no war, Ukrainian surrogacy is open for business

by Michael Cook Sep 7, 2022Sep 8, 2022 / 3 mins /

same-sex marriage

Will the fog of war smuggle same-sex marriage into Ukraine?

by Mark Regnerus Aug 5, 2022Aug 5, 2022 / 6 mins /

Biafra’s gut-wrenching argument for respecting colonial boundaries

by Mathew Otieno Jul 18, 2022Jul 18, 2022 / 4 mins /

Like other countries, Ukraine is neither lily white nor coal black

by Christopher Szabo Jul 7, 2022Oct 28, 2022 / 11 mins /

martyrs

A history of horrors and heroism

by Fr Conor Donnelly Jun 20, 2022Jul 20, 2022 / 3 mins /

Did Ukraine kill 14,000 pro-Russians and civilians in Donbass?

by Massimo Introvigne May 9, 2022May 11, 2022 / 5 mins /

Ukraine learn from Syria

In Ukraine, the West cannot allow itself to sleepwalk into another Syrian catastrophe

by Nicolas Tenzer May 5, 2022Oct 28, 2022 / 6 mins /

drones

Locating drones in peace and war

by Karl D. Stephan May 3, 2022May 4, 2022 / 4 mins /

Russian Orthodox church

Few Russians go to church. Many who don’t may still be influenced by their Patriarch’s tirades

by Massimo Introvigne Apr 29, 2022Apr 29, 2022 / 4 mins /