Ukraine invasion: why China is more likely to support Russia than in the past
Feb 26, 2022 10:01 am UTC| Insights & Views
Chinas general approach to Russian actions in its neighbouring regions has been to minimise its involvement. After Russia invaded Georgia in 2008, Beijing refused to recognise declarations of independence by the de facto...
Beyond NATO, new alliances could defend democracy and counter Putin
Feb 26, 2022 09:58 am UTC| Politics
Russian aggression toward Ukraine continues. The nations of the world, and their current alliances, have so far proved ineffective at curbing Russian President Vladimir Putins ambitions. Right now at the United Nations,...
A new Cold War emerging as Russia launches full-scale invasion of Ukraine
Feb 26, 2022 09:55 am UTC| Insights & Views
In a very real sense, the Russian full-scale invasion places Ukraine at the center of a geopolitical struggle reminiscent of the Cold War days when Germany and its capital city Berlin were split in two by a wall dividing...
Why Biden’s sanctions may actually work to make Russia pay for invading Ukraine
Feb 26, 2022 09:54 am UTC| Politics
The Biden administration is delivering on its vow to impose severe sanctions against Russia for its military aggression against Ukraine. The new sanctions announced on Feb. 24, 2022, will cut off Russias major banks and...
Feb 24, 2022 20:53 pm UTC| Insights & Views
As some Western observers have feared, Russian President Vladimir Putin has just proved that his aggression toward Ukraine was never really about NATO. In a speech on Feb. 21, 2022, Putin recognized the occupied...
Feb 24, 2022 20:52 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics Law
Vladimir Putins recognition of Donetsk and Luhansk as independent has escalated Russias slow annexation of Ukrainian territories. This is a violation of international law, according to Marija Pejčinović Burić, secretary...
Ukraine: world financial markets have not broken sweat since the Russian escalation – why?
Feb 23, 2022 22:21 pm UTC| Economy Insights & Views
The economic consequences of armed conflicts have received widespread attention at least as far back as when John Meynard Keynes wrote about them in 1919 in relation to the first world war. Yet as the world braces for a...
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