At a press conference held shortly before the Nato summit in Madrid, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg announced that NATO would increase its Response Force from 40 thousand to more than 300 thousand in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine … Continue reading →
Nobel Peace Prize winner Dmitry Muratov, who was the editor in chief of the independent Russian news service, Novaya Gazeta until it was closed by the Kremlin in March following sweeping new restrictions on journalists in the wake of the … Continue reading →
A petition has been created on the Avaaz website, which aims to empower people from any country to take action on pressing global, regional and national issues, from corruption and poverty to conflict and climate change. A petition has been … Continue reading →
On 25 February, the Elders today condemned Russia’s invasion of Ukraine as a flagrant violation of the United Nations Charter and a reckless, unjustifiable act of aggression that threatens to destabilise world peace and security. They reaffirmed their support for … Continue reading →
In its third emergency meeting on Ukraine in the same week, Russia, which is currently the Chair of the Security Council, vetoed a draft resolution on 25 Feb that would have condemned the Russian Federation’s aggression against Ukraine. Introducing the … Continue reading →
We give below a brief outline of the history behind Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine. In addition, you can hear a panel of guests talking about the deep history of the origins of the Slavic nations and the myth-making around … Continue reading →
There are growing fears of a Russian invasion of Ukraine. How likely is full-scale war? What is President Putin’s strategy? And what is the likely end-game? The BBC podcast “Why Putin has his sights on Ukraine” explores these issues. Listen … Continue reading →
On 13 December Niger and Ireland sponsored a draft resolution that would have requested the UN Secretary‑General to integrate climate‑related security risk as a central component of United Nations conflict‑prevention strategies aiming to help counter the risk of conflict relapse. … Continue reading →