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Warfare

Middle East escalation reveals Israel’s shifting strategy 

August 28, 2025

☢️ Drone technology and the future of nuclear weapons

July 23, 2025

Thirty years after Srebrenica, is Bosnia and Herzegovina a viable state?

July 11, 2025

Recognising war: Gaza’s occupation and the Israel-Iran conflict

June 24, 2025

☢️ The Global South’s challenge to nuclear colonialism

May 27, 2025
April 16, 2025

☢️ The paradox of nuclear politics: peace, progress, peril

Mahmoud Javadi Mahmoud Javadi examines the paradox of nuclear politics as peacekeepers and existential threats. Exploring disarmament efforts, technological disruptions and global rivalries, he reimagines pathways beyond this precarious balance, towards lasting stability Read more
April 4, 2025

How to monitor a new ceasefire in Ukraine

Aly Verjee Aly Verjee and Valerie Sticher argue that an international monitoring mission could bolster a ceasefire. But any new ceasefire faces serious challenges, and will hold only if all parties heed the experience of past monitoring efforts in eastern Ukraine Read more
February 24, 2025

🧭 Could the spillover effects of war strengthen EU enlargement?

Maryna Rabinovych Maryna Rabinovych argues that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine reshaped EU enlargement dynamics, creating both pressure and opportunity. To sustain momentum, the EU needs a strategic vision and transparent policies. By harnessing wartime spillover effects, the EU can transform reactive measures into structured accession pathways for Ukraine and Moldova Read more
January 20, 2025

What Ukraine and Russia might look like after the war

Luis Schenoni Once the Russia-Ukraine war ends, perceptions of victory and defeat will affect not only the stability of those states' political regimes but the capacity of the state in the long term, says Luis Schenoni. Using examples from nineteenth-century Latin America, he argues that the effects of war outcomes on security and the rule of law will endure for decades Read more
November 25, 2024

Ukraine is conscripting its citizens abroad. Is that strictly legal?

Eban Raymond As Ukraine faces an urgent need to mobilise, focus has shifted to conscripting Ukrainian men abroad. Using population data from various sources, Eban Raymond explores the multifaceted legality of Ukraine’s repatriation initiative, and questions whether it breaches human rights and international law. Read more

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