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Learning from conflicts past: What recent history of Abkhazia tells us about the future of Donetsk and Luhansk
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Anastasia Shesterinina
March 2022
The recognition of disputed territories as independent states rarely brings underlying conflicts to an end. Instead, fully, and partially, recognized...
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Superpowers, super-spoilers, and hybrid warfare: What the new Cold War means for global cooperation
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Erica Gaston
March 2022
Last week we woke up to a conflict that had echoes of the Second World War, the Cold War, and the last two decades of hybrid conflict all mixed into...
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Why Russian brutality may backfire: A political violence perspective
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Daniel Silverman
March 2022
The Russian invasion of Ukraine has been fast shifting into a new phase, one many observers have noted is marked by increasing levels of Russian...
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From conflict preventor to security actor: European Peace Facility, Ukraine, and the evolution of EU’s role
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Katariina Mustasilta, Tyyne Karjalainen
March 2022
Russia’s war of aggression on Ukraine has catalysed the European Union (EU) — criticised as a paper tiger yet acknowledged to evolve through crises —...
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Zelenskiy’s wartime transformation: From comedian to national hero
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Krzysztof Krakowski
March 2022
Shock over the Russian invasion of Ukraine on 24 February 2022 continues to be felt. The heroic behaviour of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy...
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What political science can tell us about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has rightly stirred outrage against an act of naked aggression, and sympathy for the plight of ordinary Ukrainians forced...
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The 2022 energy shock
The price and availability of energy is fundamental to the health of the global economy. The Russia–Ukraine war is intensifying an energy shock that...