Hilary Appel sets out why Ukraine is so important to Russia, the role of NATO and China in the conflict, as well as the impact of sanctions.
It would be nice to pretend that we still lived in a modernist world of meaningful choices, where taking sides was part of a broader grand narrative of struggle and progress.
Putin’s invasion of Ukraine may lead to the geopolitical awakening of the European Union and a renewed focus on the Arctic relationship with Russia.
Given that it has attracted the world’s attention, the Ukraine v. Russia case may represent either a turning point for international law or a further confirmation of the narrow conceptualization of the crime of genocide.
Putin has abandoned the common European framework of values and law (if he ever shared it) and is instead forcing Russia into an open attack against it.
The invasion of Ukraine by Russia has unleashed a scramble for traditional energy sources when it should, instead, be a time to plan for ways to wean the global economy from oil.
Zelenskyy is betting that his moral case will match the bureaucratic and democratic necessities demanded by Brussels in order to formally join the European Union.
Responses to the Ukraine invasion put the spotlight on calls by numerous people who wonder where this outpouring of support was in their hour of need.
Russia has not only broken international law in the most flagrant manner, but has devalued the system of norms, values and practices that underpins international society.
The flooding of arms into Ukraine will neither bring peace, nor an end to fighting but a protracted war with civilian casualties and unforeseen consequences.
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