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Ukraine’s Presidential Election, Explained
This year, Ukraine’s tumultuous polity will be shaken once again as the country heads to the polls: March 31st will…
Un nouveau round pour les tensions russo-ukrainiennes
Le 25 novembre 2018, le détroit de Kertch a été agité par des affrontements entre des navires militaires russes et…
The Ukrainian-Russian Church Split: Christian Schism 2.0
"While the church split has been praised by Ukrainian government officials and nationalists alike, many have spoken…
Germans, Gazprom, and Gas: How a Minor Pipeline Became a…
The Nord Stream pipeline snakes across the depths of the Baltic sea, stretching from St. Petersburg to Northern…
What Drives the Fatal AIDS Resurgence in Central and…
On the 23rd of July 2017, the International Aids Society (IAS) gathered in Paris to review the AIDS pandemic’s…
Avoiding the Second Cold War
On Monday, Russian president Vladimir Putin announced that Russia would begin withdrawing select parts of its…
No End in Sight: The Syrian Conflict in 2016
Once magnificent cities now lying in ruins. Wailing mothers, holding lifeless infants to their chests. Ghastly …
The First and Last Resort: A Look Back at Russia’s…
Had one hinted to the average Soviet citizen in 1975 – the thick of Soviet stagnation and bleakness – that a…
Ukraine: A Tale of Two Hemispheres?
The Ukrainian crisis that publicly unfolded a year-and-a-half ago is commonly conceived as Russian President…
#TBT USSR
The death toll now reaches six thousand in Ukraine thanks to the biggest diplomatic crisis since 1989. From the…
#TBT URSS
6000 morts et la plus importante tension diplomatique entre Russie et Occidentaux depuis 1989, voici le résultat de…
At it Again: Russia-Ukraine Natural Gas Disputes
Global energy consumption is changing. Natural gas has grown to 21% of the global total primary energy supply,…