Geopolitics

Polish activist Klementyna Suchanow traces the funding and politics of religious organisations to Russia.

Ukraine must finally break free from economic dependence on and exploitation by Russia.

As Russia attempts to redraw Ukraine’s borders by force, defence spending is going up around Europe.

To be a credible peace broker in a world of ongoing conflicts, the EU needs a long-term strategy built on more than weapons, money, and deals.

The ropes of deterrence are alarmingly short, and Putin may be willing to risk it all.

Raluca Besliu looks at how evolving narratives of national history helped pave the way to war.

Gendered narratives overlook the vital role women are playing in the resistance to the war.

Russia’s courtship of African nations since the Cold War era could be paying off.

Former Oxfam Director Farah Karimi draws lessons from the “war on terror” 20 years on.

A reading of the war in Ukraine without historical context, geopolitical actors, and protests across the region misses the point.