Global context of war

Joseph Zissels on Ukrainian Jews and collective identity

“My whole life has been a road to prison”, recalls Joseph Zissels, a Ukrainian public figure and human rights activist of Jewish origin. In the 1970s, he was an active participant in the Ukrainian dissident movement and joined the Ukrainian...

What’s wrong with Trump’s mineral deal for Ukraine?

Signing a mineral deal has become a hot topic in Ukraine-US policy relations, with the Trump administration viewing it as part of a broader push for a quick peace with Putin.

Myanmar’s hidden war: Russia’s other battlefield

Since 2021, Myanmar has been plunged into a brutal civil war. It began when the military overthrew the democratically elected government, igniting mass protests across the country. The peaceful resistance was quickly met with violent crackdowns — bullets against banners....

Decolonisation: Bernard-Henri Lévy on decolonisation and the future of democracy

In this episode of “Decolonisation”, Bernard-Henri Lévy, a renowned French philosopher, author, and public intellectual, shares his insights on the shifting dynamics of power in the modern world and the threats facing democracies around the globe.

Global threat: Russia and its autocratic allies

The partnership between Russia and various autocratic regimes, as well as terrorist organisations, dates back to Soviet times. Since the 1960s, the USSR relied on disinformation and proxy groups to destabilise the West while fueling conflicts in the Middle East...

Stop Mapaganda: how Russia spreads propaganda through maps

Since at least 2014, both blatant and subtle forms of propaganda have played a significant role in the ongoing Russian-Ukrainian war, furthering anti-Ukrainian narratives globally. Specifically, Russia has manipulated maps to artificially link temporarily occupied Ukrainian territories to Russia by...

Russia uses sports as a tool of aggression. How is the world reacting?

After the Russians, with the assistance of the Belarusians, launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, their athletes were suspended from participating in international tournaments. But in early 2023, despite the ongoing war, the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus...

Alexei Navalny and Ukraine: how the Russian “opposition” leader’s team sees the end of the war

How oppositional is Alexei Navalny’s team? Calling themselves the opposition, this Russian group talks about fundamental democratic beliefs and the end of Russia’s war against Ukraine. But a closer look at their statements shows that this is far from their...