What has happened in Ukraine provides “a valuable lesson” for the world’s democracies, argues Francis Fukuyama, the Olivier Nomellini Senior Fellow at Stanford University’s Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies… Read more »
An independent expert mission set up within the OSCE Moscow Mechanism today released its report documenting human rights violations, international humanitarian law (IHL) violations, and possible war crimes committed by… Read more »
Ukraine is not the only place where the contest between autocracy and democracy is taking place. It is also happening within several European democracies, through elections rather than military conflict…. Read more »
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy attracted global attention when he rejected a U.S. offer to evacuate, replying defiantly, “The fight is here. I need ammunition, not a ride.” That response “will… Read more »
The war in Ukraine is raising particular concern in Taiwan where many see uncomfortable parallels with another authoritarian neighbor threatening a vulnerable democracy. “What people in Taiwan are seeing is… Read more »
The war in Ukraine is prompting considerable speculation about the onset of a new Cold War. The cold-war strategy of “containment” is being studied for the current age. Truman’s America… Read more »
It is no accident that Americans are united in their support for Ukraine, according to historian Anne Applebaum (right). A large, bipartisan majority, for example, back the U.S. decision to… Read more »
Vladimir Putin’s hatred of my homeland is fueled by Ukraine’s decision to pull away from the Soviet model and go in a completely different direction, says Oleksandr Sushko, executive director… Read more »
For anybody trying to keep track of the war this is an extraordinarily useful resource from Bellingcat. Follow the Russia-Ukraine Monitor Map https://t.co/M5IaHtWjgQ — Lawrence Freedman (@LawDavF) March 6, 2022… Read more »
Ukrainians’ willingness to engage in defending the country prior to the outbreak of war is predicted by strong feelings of Ukrainian nationalism. But it is also associated with the endorsement… Read more »