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International March 6, 2024

The Russia-Ukraine War has caused a staggering amount of cultural destruction – both seen and unseen

by Ian Kuijt, University of Notre Dame; Pavlo Shydlovskyi, Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, and William Donaruma, University of Notre Dame, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished…

International March 6, 2024

How Russia has managed to shake off the impact of sanctions – with a little help from its friends

by Keith A. Preble, Miami University and Charmaine N. Willis, Skidmore College, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Almost two years after the West responded to…

A map of Brazil with the globe portion of the Brazilian flag

International February 23, 2024

Why Bolsonaro failed to overthrow democracy – and why a threat remains

by Guilherme Casarões, Escola de Administração de Empresas de São Paulo da Fundação Getúlio Vargas (FGV/EAESP), [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] President Jair Bolsonaro summoned…

International February 23, 2024

Trump is no Navalny, and prosecution in a democracy is a lot different than persecution in Putin’s Russia

by James D. Long, University of Washington, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The death of Russian dissident Alexei Navalny, announced on Feb. 16, 2024, lays…

International January 31, 2024

Drone attack on American troops risks widening Middle East conflict – and drawing in Iran-US tensions

by Sara Harmouch, American University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] A drone attack that killed three American troops and wounded at least 34 more at…

A section of the map of Israel that includes Gaza

International January 24, 2024

Where do Israel and Hamas get their weapons?

by Terrence Guay, Penn State, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The fighting continues between the Israel Defense Forces and Hamas militants in and around Gaza….

International January 24, 2024

Back in the USSR: New high school textbooks in Russia whitewash Stalin’s terror as Putin wages war on historical memory

by Anya Free, Arizona State University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Hey, kids, meet Josef Stalin. New Russian high school textbooks – introduced in August…

International January 9, 2024

Gaza war: Israeli assassinations draw fiery rhetoric from Iran and Hezbollah – but regional escalation is unlikely

by Scott Lucas, University College Dublin, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Two weeks ago, Sayyed Razi Mousavi was a ghost on the internet. He left…

International December 20, 2023

Guatemala’s anti-corruption leader-to-be could be prevented from taking office, deepening migration concerns for US

by Bonar Hernández Sandoval, Iowa State University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Guatemala is in the midst of a democratic crisis so severe that it…

Scales of Justice with the word justice over it.

International December 4, 2023

Why all civilian lives matter equally, according to a military ethicist

by Jessica Wolfendale, Case Western Reserve University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Some commentators have criticized Israel for causing what is claimed to be disproportionate…

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