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Ukraine and the myth of peace
David Patrikarakos writes for UnHerd on what one year of war in Ukraine has taught us, highlighting that nations must be able to defend themselves.
Will Putin’s gamble pay off?
There can be no retreat — either for Ukraine, or for the international order we have so painstakingly built over the seven decades, since the last time a tyrant unleashed industrial war on the European continent. David Patrikarakos reports on the war in Ukraine for UnHerd.
Putin’s Choices in Ukraine are Going from Bad to Worse
Russia is testing whether its people have the stomach to fight, but as social media gets flooded with refusals to accept mobilisation, is Vladimir Putin running out of means to cling on to power? Stepan Stepanenko writes for International Policy Digest.
Cancel Ukrainian debt to avoid the winter becoming a killer
Stepan Stepanenko writes for politics.co.uk on the necessity of cancelling, not freezing or restructuring, Ukrainian war debt in order to deal with the invasion and preserve lives of the civilian population.
Russian Grain Deal Will Prolong Ukraine War
Stepan Stepanenko writes for EurasiaReview on how any Russian grain deal risks prolonging Russia’s war in Ukraine and endangering long term supply by propping up tyrannical rule.
In the Arctic, cooperation with Russia is simply too important
Jason Pack writes for the NATO Defense College Foundation on the crucial areas — such as climate change and preservation of the Arctic — where our global interests will be worse off if we don’t work with Russia.
The Fall of the Neoliberal Order
As war continues in Ukraine, how did the collapse of neoliberalism get us to the point of conflict in Europe? Arthur Snell and Gary Gerstle discuss for Doomsday Watch.
If the West looks away now, Russia WILL triumph.
David Patrikarakos writes for The Daily Mail: Ukraine is losing hundreds of troops a day and yesterday another vital city fell. Yet the EU still seems to care more about Putin's gas.
Inside the battle on the Eastern Front
Given access to a secret Ukrainian base, David Patrikarakos sheds light on the realities facing Ukrainians who are fighting for their homeland in UnHerd.
The Bonds That Tie Libya and Ukraine
Umberto Profazio writes for TRENDS on how the MENA region is affected by the destabilising effects of the Ukraine war, the fallout highlighting the entanglement between various issues in a not-yet de-globalised world.
‘Businesses are a lifeline for dictators’: In conversation with Brian Klaas, professor of global politics at UCL
Brian Klaas tells Sebastian Shehadi in an interview for Investment Monitor how the Ukraine war heralds a new era for the relationship between democracies and autocracies. Business as usual cannot go on.
Putin’s High Stakes Game
Putin’s undeserved reputation as a master strategist means some analysts have employed the metaphor of chess to his invasion of Ukraine, but is the Russian President actually playing poker with the West? Jason Pack talks to Arthur Snell about the high stakes game between NATO and Russia on Doomsday Watch.
Is Negotiating with Putin even possible at this point?
Jason Pack and Kenneth Dekleva’s write for The Cipher Brief on if Negotiating with Putin even possible at this point and how negotiation psychology is critical in understanding Putin’s desires.
It’s Time to Beat Putin at Poker and Call His Bluff
Jason Pack writes for Foreign Policy that Putin’s disordering leadership style cannot be understood through the metaphors of chess or martial arts, but by viewing the current confrontation between the West and Russia as a game of televised poker.
The Ukraine crisis is dividing the Balkans
Helena Ivanov writes for The Post by UnHerd on Serbia’s struggle to maintain a balancing act between East and West and how internal disputes over condemning Russia highlight the difficult position that the Western Balkans is in.
Why Putin Is Playing Poker, Not Chess
Jason Pack writes for New Lines Magazine that Russia and the West are now at war. And the delicate dance leading to conflict between nuclear powers is a form of poker, not chess. Putin is used to bluffing and stealing the pot.
Putin’s Ukraine Gambit: Why Now and What’s Next
Kenneth Dekleva writes for The Cipher Brief on why Putin risked facing a robust alliance of American, Canadian, Japanese, and European allies, and even Chinese displeasure by invading Ukraine, after essentially achieving many of his strategic goals.
Turkey eyes opportunity for geopolitical realignment in Ukraine crisis
Burcu Ozcelik, writing for IISS, explains how Turkey sees an opportunity to claim a role as mediator in the Russia-Ukraine conflict in a wider reckoning over the shape of the post-Cold War global order.
Is Russia preparing to invade Ukraine?
David Patrikarakos writes for The Spectator that the West needs to act soon if they are to stop Russia from invading Ukraine, freeze Kremlin assets, coordinate and alliance, and step up. But will they?