Ukraine

International October 4, 2022

What are tactical nuclear weapons? An international security expert explains and assesses what they mean for the war in Ukraine

by Nina Srinivasan Rathbun, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Tactical nuclear weapons have burst onto the international…

International September 17, 2022

Ukraine’s rapid advance against Russia shows mastery of 3 essential skills for success in modern warfare

By Benjamin Jensen, American University School of International Service [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Ukrainian forces, aided by Western firepower, have upset traditional military logic…

International September 2, 2022

A winner is emerging from the war in Ukraine, but it’s not who you think

By Aaron Pilkington, University of Denver [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The war in Ukraine is helping one country achieve its foreign policy and national…

International May 23, 2022

War crimes trial of Russian soldier was perfectly legal – but that doesn’t make it wise

By Robert Goldman, Harvard Kennedy School [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The war crimes trial of a Russian soldier in Ukraine – which concluded on…

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Economy March 21, 2022

Georgia gasoline prices fall on drop in demand and oil price

Georgia gasoline prices, which began a steep rise after the Russian invasion of the Ukraine, have fallen steadily over the past week as demand and oil prices dropped. According to…

Economy March 14, 2022

Georgia gasoline price hits record high — but not when adjusted for inflation

AAA reports that Georgia gasoline prices have hit their record high cost, unadjusted for inflation. The record high for Georgia gasoline price was $4.16 per gallon, reached in 2008 during…

International March 4, 2022

Meet Russia’s oligarchs, a group of men who won’t be toppling Putin anytime soon

By Stanislav Markus, University of South Carolina [first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] U.S. President Joe Biden and other world leaders are setting their sights on Russia’s oligarchs…

International March 3, 2022

3 reasons Belarus is helping Russia wage war against Ukraine

By Tatsiana Kulakevich, University of South Florida [first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Russia is attacking Ukraine, but Belarus, a neighboring country, is “the other aggressor in this…

International March 2, 2022

Can wealthy nations stop buying Russian oil?

By Amy Myers Jaffe, Tufts University One option the U.S. and other nations have for ratcheting up pressure on Russia in response to its invasion of Ukraine is reducing their…

International March 1, 2022

Ordinary Russians are already feeling the economic pain of sanctions over Ukraine invasion

By Peter Rutland, Wesleyan University [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The daily life of ordinary Russians – not just the country’s political elite or super…

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