... of the University of California 2024 Russia Ukraine war war economy sanctions military Keynesianism “The economy, rather than the military, turned out to be the backbone of Putin’s regime.” The past two and a half years have been a period of constant reassessment of prior assumptions about...

... and identities. © 2024 by The Regents of the University of California 2024 Russia Ukraine war culture literature imperialism decolonization On April 22, 2022, amid continuing revelations concerning Russian troops’ brutal terrorization of Ukrainian civilians in Bucha, a town outside Kyiv...

... continuing northern extraction to fund the war and circumpolar diplomacy fracturing, the entire region is at risk of environmental and geopolitical degradation. Arctic black market Ukraine war Russia climate change © 2024 by The Regents of the University of California 2024 Where black carbon...

...Pavel K. Baev The Russian military has failed the tests of the Ukraine war, and its leadership and chain of command are seriously compromised. A costly modernization program failed to deliver the promised superiority in key weapon systems, offensive capabilities are exhausted, and the quality...

[email protected] © 2023 by The Regents of the University of California 2023 Georgia European Union Russia civil society Ukraine war LGBTQ rights As a small country in the South Caucasus, located at the crossroads of several empires, Georgia has always searched for external protection to ensure...

... or the Customs Union, and 13 percent did not answer the question. Ukraine Russia Ukraine war Euromaidan revolution national identity In February 2022, Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered a “special military operation”—the official euphemism for the full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The goal...

... Ukraine war trade soft power In response to the ineffectiveness of these nominally collective security arrangements, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan have been looking elsewhere for protection. The former is purchasing drones from Turkey, while the latter has opened an Iranian drone factory on its...

... like an actual evacuation from the war. [email protected] © 2023 by The Regents of the University of California 2023 Ukraine Russia Ukraine war historical memory displacement refugees As part of a project devoted to recording Ukrainian experiences of the current full...

... emotional response in public opinion to Russia’s unprovoked war. [email protected] © 2023 by The Regents of the University of California 2023 Finland Sweden NATO Ukraine war Russia nonalignment Baltic security When Finland and Sweden decided to apply for membership...