Russia

International August 27, 2024

How US military planning has shifted away from fighting terrorism to readying for tensions and conflict with China and Russia

by Eric Rosenbach, Harvard Kennedy School, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] President Joe Biden’s recent approval of a major shift in U.S. nuclear weapons strategy…

International April 3, 2024

Why Russia fears the emergence of Tajik terrorists

by Richard Foltz, Concordia University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] It has emerged that the four gunmen charged in the murder of at least 139…

International March 25, 2024

How Moscow terror attack fits ISIS-K strategy to widen agenda, take fight to its perceived enemies

by Sara Harmouch, American University and Amira Jadoon, Clemson University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Russia is reeling from the worst terror strike on its…

International March 25, 2024

Why would Islamic State attack Russia and what does this mean for the terrorism threat globally?

by Greg Barton, Deakin University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] It appears almost certain the brutal assault on a Russian crowd settling down to watch…

International March 20, 2024

Putin has no successor, no living rivals and no retirement plan – why his eventual death will set off a vicious power struggle

by Robert Person, United States Military Academy West Point, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Two things are certain concerning Russian dictator Vladimir Putin. First, he…

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…

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…

Ukraine December 29, 2023

Ukraine recap: as cracks appear in western support, 2024 looks set to be a desperate fight for survival

by Jonathan Este, The Conversation, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] While it may seem glib to repeat the notion of a new cold war, winter…

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Justice December 19, 2023

As Russia ramps up ‘traditional values’ rhetoric − especially against LGBTQ+ groups − it’s won Putin far-right fans abroad

by Sarah Riccardi-Swartz, Northeastern University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] With LGBTQ+ rights continuing to expand across much of the world, Vladimir Putin’s Russia has…

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