Author profile: Björn Alexander Düben

Dr Björn Alexander Düben is a Lecturer in International Relations at Forward College Berlin, and an Adjunct Lecturer at Goethe University in Frankfurt. He previously taught International Relations, Security Studies, Foreign Policy, and Intelligence Studies at King’s College London, LSE, and Jilin University (China). He holds a PhD in International Relations from LSE and an MPhil in International Relations from the University of Oxford. He has also worked as an analyst for a law firm as well as various think tanks and NGOs.

Putin’s Apologists Must Face a Sobering Reality

Björn Alexander Düben • May 8 2025 • Articles

Whoever believes that Ukraine is where the Kremlin’s geopolitical and territorial ambitions end has little understanding of Russian foreign policy.

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