International Relations in India & Beyond
Vladimir Putin has written about the “historical unity” of the Ukrainian and Russian peoples, in part through their language. In Ukraine, these statements are refuted by evidence of Ukrainian’s long history as a separate nation and language. As...
Professor Larry Diamond’s book, Ill Winds, though published two years ago, offers many great insights for understanding the “Russian rage” behind the tragic war in Ukraine. Much is being written about Russia’s invasion of...
Backdrop The cold war 1.0 may have been declared to be over with the disintegration of the USSR, but the NATO – Russian tug of war kept it alive, leading to an avoidable conflict,...
Faced with the influx of a million refugees fleeing Russian troops in Ukraine, Poles like Nicolas Kusiak, a 27-year-old manager, have rallied in an ever expanding humanitarian response. They have taken in refugees, offered...
President Vladimir Putin said on Saturday that Western sanctions on Russia were akin to a declaration of war and warned that any attempt to impose a no-fly zone in Ukraine would lead to catastrophic...
Big brother of Eastern Europe The Post-2008 global financial crisis, the Russian economy was expanding by only about 2% annually in the three years leading up to the COVID-19 pandemic Even with a downfall...
Russian forces shelled Europe’s largest nuclear plant early Friday, sparking a fire as they pressed their attack on a crucial energy-producing Ukrainian city and gained ground in their bid to cut off the country...
After recognising the separatist regions of Donetsk and Luhansk and sending the peacekeeping forces to those regions for the protection of Russian ethnic minorities. The Russian president has now officially announced the beginning of...
Putin would probably be one of the most consequential leaders of post-Soviet Russia, well known even abroad for his stern, no-nonsense approach in domestic and international politics apart from projecting an alpha male, an...
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and Vladimir Putin’s comments that Moscow’s nuclear deterrent is on high alert have unleashed a wave of anxiety in Central Europe, with people rushing to buy iodine which they believe...
Event / Peacekeeping / United Nations
USI Annual UN Forum 2024: Changing Characters of Conflicts
27th November 2024
