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Ukraine War
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How Much Aid Has the U.S. Sent Ukraine? Here Are Six Charts.
Six graphics illustrate the extraordinary level of support the United States has provided Ukraine in its war against…
2023-07-14
Assessing Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, after a year of war
MIT event examines effects of the war on domestic politics and daily life in both Ukraine and Russia.…
2023-03-22
Peace in Ukraine doesn’t ultimately depend on Putin or Zelensky – it’s the Ukrainian people who must decide
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has now lasted for one year. As overwhelming victory for either side looks unlikely,…
2023-03-09
Which World Leaders Have Met Zelensky in Ukraine?
In the lead-up to the one-year anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, visits of world leaders have picked…
2023-02-22
A year on, Russia’s war on Ukraine threatens to redraw the map of world politics – and 2023 will be crucial
Wars are world-shaping. Beyond their immediate human and physical tolls, wars alter the fates of societies and states;…
2023-02-21
A Search Of UK News Today. You Be The Judge.
We searched online news in the UK today and this is what we see. There is a permacrisis…
2023-02-08
How Putin’s war and small islands are accelerating the global shift to clean energy, and what to watch for in 2023
The year 2022 was a tough one for the growing number of people living in food insecurity and…
2023-01-05
7 Books To Read To Help You Understand The War In Ukraine
The war in Ukraine has been going on for almost a year and it seems that there is…
2022-12-31
Russia-Ukraine War Could Spike Global Food Insecurity, Emissions
If the war in Ukraine significantly cuts grain exports, surging prices could increase food insecurity and carbon dioxide…
2022-11-29
Ukraine War: Why the world can’t afford to let Russia get away with its land grab – lessons from history
Much of the international community has condemned Russia’s annexation of four provinces of Ukraine as illegal. Joe Biden…
2022-10-17
How Will The War In Ukraine End?
The hasty withdrawal of Russian troops from northeastern Ukraine is by no means signaling the last stretch of…
2022-10-08
6 Months In, There’s No End In Sight For The Russian-Ukraine War
As the war in Ukraine heads into its sixth month, with almost 50,000 people killed, both sides are…
2022-07-21
Rising prices: Why the global drive to keep food cheap is unsustainable
As prices rise, everywhere, for pretty much everything, the prospect of the human suffering this will cause is…
2022-06-24
Here are the terrible costs of Vladimir Putin’s enduring war in Ukraine
The Russian war on Ukraine has now lasted more than 100 days. It has exacerbated a critical demographic…
2022-06-07
Ukraine War: Rising food prices are not the only global economic fallout
As the war in Ukraine heads into its fourth month, its economic consequences are becoming more apparent and…
2022-05-30
War in Ukraine is pushing global acute hunger to the highest level in this century
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has produced a terrible humanitarian crisis in eastern Europe. It also is worsening conditions…
2022-05-19
Finland and Sweden’s desire to join Nato shows Putin has permanently redrawn the map of Europe
With Finland’s leaders announcing they want the country to join Nato, and all the signs pointing to Sweden…
2022-05-18
Remembering The Past, Looking To The Future: How The War In Ukraine Is Changing Europe
Both sides in this war have plundered history. Vladimir Putin claims to be replaying the second world war…
2022-05-16
How Russia’s fixation on the Second World War helps explain its Ukraine invasion
Russian media references to the “de-Nazification” of Ukraine to justify its invasion have placed Russia’a fascination with the…
2022-05-04
The war in Ukraine has caused a housing crisis. Here’s how to combat it
With seven million Ukrainians internally displaced, the search for empty buildings to repurpose isn’t enough The apartment is…
2022-05-02
The Ukraine war is at a dangerous stalemate. What’s next?
Vladimir Putin is now fighting a proxy war against NATO. Losing would be a disaster for either side…
2022-05-01
How To Spot Disinformation About The Russian Invasion Of Ukraine
As the conflict continues, Ukrainian citizens are using platforms like Twitter, Facebook, and TikTok to show the world…
2022-04-28
Where Military Aid to Ukraine Comes From
Looking at pledges of military aid to Ukraine between the start of the Russian invasion and March 27,…
2022-04-21
Ukraine war shows ‘nuclear deterrence’ doesn’t work. We need disarmament
Despite leaders’ claims, nuclear weapons don’t prevent war or make life safer or more peaceful – they put…
2022-03-25
A historian corrects misunderstandings about Ukrainian and Russian history
The first casualty of war, says historian Ronald Suny, is not just the truth. Often, he says, “it…
2022-03-21
Ukraine as a ‘borderland’: A brief history of Ukraine’s place between Europe and Russia
One interpretation of the name “Ukraine” is borderland. This needs to be taken seriously. Borderlands are all about…
2022-03-06
What would Western sanctions mean for Russia?
The unprecedented measures proposed by the US, the EU and the UK could create chaos in Russia’s economy…
2022-02-27