On the Trump-Putin Summit in Alaska
Russia cannot be entirely excluded from European security, and adopting a confrontational stance increases the chance of pushing Russia and China together.
Putin’s PR Win and Trump’s Strategic Misstep at the Alaska Summit
Despite Putin’s international isolation, the summit legitimized the Russian leader and provided him with an opportunity to solidify his territorial gains.
Applying Just War Theory to the Russo-Ukrainian War
Prisoner release, war crime trials, an official apology, return of territories, reparations, and demilitarization are essential for jus post bellum – anything short of that will constitute an unjust peace.
Interview – Marta Migliorati
Martia Migliorati explores shifts in Nordic security and defense policy, the implications of the Ukraine war, and the politicisation of the EU’s trade arrangements.
Thinking Global Podcast – G. John Ikenberry (Part One)
In the first of a two part series, G. John Ikenberry talks about the ‘crisis’ of the Liberal International Order and how the Russian invasion of Ukraine relates to this.
Review – The New United Nations
This new edition provides a fresh look at the complexities of the UN and the challenges it faces, making it a welcome update to international relations scholarship.
Thinking Global Podcast – Maria Popova and Oxana Shevel
Maria Popova and Oxana Shevel speak about their book ‘Russia and Ukraine: Entangled Histories, Diverging States’, causal factors of the conflict, NATO, war crimes, and more.
Opinion – Reducing Nuclear Fears to Negotiate a Winning Peace in Ukraine
Experts now routinely admit what few dared a year ago, Western weapons have been enough for Ukraine neither to lose or win.
Thinking Global Podcast – Elena Şimanschi
Elena Şimanschi speaks about (dis)information, what its major mechanism are, how it materialises, its connection with emotion and memory, and reveals her empirical findings.
Interview Feature – Europe and War: A Conversation with Alain Finkielkraut
Petar Popović engages in dialogue with the philosopher Alain Finkielkraut on the wider implications of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
