The climate lobby seeks the soonest possible end of the war in Ukraine, on the grounds that this will do least damage to the climate and mean least delay to tackling climate change. They are totally wrong. What’s needed...
May 2022
Ilian VassilevWar crimes against civilians in the Balkans crisis (the 1990s – early 2000s)
Mass killings of civilians in Russia’s war against Ukraine and reports of mass burials and torture make us think of war crimes committed in the former Yugoslavia in the 1990s and early 2000s. At that time, information...
Kateryna ShymkevychThe Illusion of Compromise
Concessions to Russia Proposed by the NYT Will Defeat the West EDITORIAL, EUROPEAN PRAVDA, UKRAINSKA PRAVDA At a time when the world is experiencing the greatest security crisis since World War II, when a nuclear power...
NGRNRussian middle-term military prospects in Ukraine
Volodymyr Solovian and Mykhailo Samus took part in UKRAINE IN FLAMES project by Ukrainian Crisis Media Center. The Russian army has failed to achieve any significant progress in the Donbas during the second phase of the...
Volodymyr SolovianThe Kremlin is seeking a peace deal: recognition of the strategic defeat or another blackmail attempt?
The New Geopolitics Research Network launches a new format of expert discussions on Russia’s war against Ukraine – NGRN Discussion Club. Participants of the #6 issue of NGRN Discussion Club: Mykhailo Samus...
From Syria to Ukraine: parallels in Russian warfare
Volodymyr Solovian on the possibility of Russia’s use of mercenaries and the redeployment of its military contingent from Syria to the war in Ukraine. Russia’s military tactics in Ukraine and Syria are strikingly...
Moldova: Neutrality or Cowardice?
While Ukraine is fighting for its independence from Russian invaders, some neighboring countries act not the way Ukraine would like to see. Including Moldova. There are many criticisms of Moldova, but not all of them...
Why Russia’s Victory Day Mobilization will fail?
The New Geopolitics Research Network launches a new format of expert discussions on Russia’s war against Ukraine – NGRN Discussion Club. Participants of the #5 issue of NGRN Discussion Club: Mykhailo Samus...
Will Russia escalate on the 9th of May?
Will Russia escalate on the 9th of May, the “Victory Day”? UkraineWorld asked Mykhailo Samus. Key points of his analysis in our brief, #UkraineWorldAnalysis: On possible declaration of war by Russia Russia will...
Mykhailo SamusRouble trouble
Russia – the risk you just can’t mitigate There’s been a lot of hand-wringing recently about Russia’s decision to insist on payment in roubles for its gas – and the abrupt decision to cut off deliveries to Bulgaria and...