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A new book argues the war against Ukraine is an escalation of an ongoing hybrid war of ‘Russia’ against ‘the West’ – and that only ‘real and credible force’ will make Putin step back from aggression.
Just because deep-rooted Russian fears might not seem reasonable doesn’t mean they aren’t real in Vladimir Putin’s mind.
Putin has said he wants a new regime in Ukraine. His inspiration may come from a surprising historical source.
We are, as Snyder is urgently reminding us, perilously close to the edge of the fascist cliff
The Russian Revolution – an event that affected more than Russia and was more than a revolution.
Forged documents were used by the US government 100 years ago to justify hostile actions against Russia. All but one US newspaper accepted the government’s propaganda. The lessons for today are stark.
When push came to shove, Turkey’s young Communist Party didn’t get the unwavering support from Moscow it might have expected.
How a journalist from Nebraska chased the ‘Soviet dream’ all the way to Russia, only to be expelled on accusations of espionage.
When women are remembered as part of the Communist or any other political tradition it’s often as an afterthought, or as part of the support system of the revolution.
Radical political change is not something Putin wants to celebrate.
Journalism has always been key to the way the world understands Russia – and its leaders have long known that.
The leaders of Islamic State do not see their caliphate as an exercise in theocracy for its own sake, but as an attempt at post-colonial emancipation.
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Hansen Professor in History, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of International Relations, Keele University
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Ph.D. candidate, Manship School of Mass Communication, Louisiana State University
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Senior Lecturer in Russian History, University of Exeter
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Jean Monnet Fellow (European University Institute) & Reader in History, Edge Hill University
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Associate Professor of American Studies, The University of Texas at Austin
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Senior researcher, Centre for Social Change, University of Johannesburg
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Global Scholar at Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, Washington, DC and Hopkins P Breazeale Professor, Manship School of Mass Communications, Louisiana State University
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Professor of Military History, University of Calgary
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Professor of Urban Governance, University of the Witwatersrand
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ERC Project Coordinator, SOAS, University of London
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Reader in International Journalism, City St George's, University of London
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Associate Professor of Practice of Public Policy, University of Michigan