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Ukraine: One Year On
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- February 23, 2023
It seems incredible to realize that it is a year since Russia invaded Ukraine. Old certainties have seemingly been upended; new realities are apparently emerging. What to make of it all? Three things to consider. First, the “West” is now more solidly united than ever around some basic propositions. The most important of these is that Russia cannot be
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The Rise of Violent Russian Entrepreneurs Amid Putin’s Invasion of Ukraine
- Analysis
- February 22, 2023
One year after the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, no doubt remains about the difficulties the Russian army faced in Ukraine. From over-ambitious strategic goals seeking to topple the Ukrainian regime, logistical issues to supply overextended military advances on four different fronts, tactical failures, particularly in the field of combined arms and the
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We Need to Rethink Aid to Fragile Contexts
- Analysis
- February 17, 2023
Fragile countries are those which are most in need of development aid. But to what extent can aid be effective in highly fragile situations? A recent systematic review of 315 individual evaluations of aid to Afghanistan, Mali and South Sudan provides robust, clear and sobering conclusions: Development aid to the most fragile contexts does not work as
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🏆 2023 Best Blog Award Winner❗️Iran’s Revolution: Will the Islamic Regime Endure?
- Analysis
- February 16, 2023
A wave of protests over the past few months has rocked Iran, with protesters calling for an end to the theocratic regime, the Islamic Republic. The ongoing protests have unleashed a torrent of speculations about the regime’s future. Some observers have expressed hope that the widespread demonstrations could result in a regime change. Others, pointing out the
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