Geopolitical tensions and Nato membership have put the nuclear question back on the table.
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Our team of researchers travelled through some of Syria’s devastated cities to find out how people are rebuilding their lives after the civil war.
It’s extremely rare for a Russian leader to be ousted in a coup.
Ukraine war likely to reinforce transformation to criminal networks that are more professional, militarised and embedded within state structures.
Once described as the ‘Balkans of central Asia’, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan have managed ethnic and territorial tensions with great success.
The Austrian capital of Vienna has long been a hub of espionage.
Short-term humanitarian aid won’t go far in alleviating Cuba’s long-term energy crisis.
Overseas US military bases are integral to combat operations and can burnish the country’s image to advance its foreign policy goals.
Once classified files from East Germany reveal the extent of Soviet actions to hide the true extent of catastrophe.
The nuclear incident at Chernobyl spread radiation across Europe and led to political changes that played a role in the collapse of the Soviet Union.
With the dissolution of the Soviet Union came rapid societal shifts. In Georgia, people called for the end of the Russification of their country and their culture.
When I talk about my anthropological fieldwork, many Americans are shocked to learn that “living on a nuclear test site” is even a logical statement.
For decades, the US seriously pursued the idea of ‘peaceful nuclear explosions.’
Humor has served many functions since Russia’s full-scale invasion, from providing Ukrainians with a sense of escape and hope to spreading news.
A covert US campaign in the mid-20th century helped steer Iran toward the intense anti-American sentiment that has distinguished its government policy for decades.
The Soviets came to Cuba’s aid in the 1960s. It remains to be seen whether Russia can do the same now.
Russian forces are still battling over territory in eastern Ukraine after 1,418 days of war.
Thirteen Jewish leaders and artists were killed on the ‘Night of the Murdered Poets,’ one of the campaign’s most infamous examples of persecution.
Who defeated the Nazis and ended World War II? It’s a matter of disputed historical memory.
Radio astronomy opened up the universe for scientists. They could map new elements across galaxies and also search for signals from extraterrestrial civilizations.
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Professor of History and Political Science, University of Michigan
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Professor of Military History, University of Calgary
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Professor, Russian and East European History, University of Alberta
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Shelby Cullom Davis Professor of International Security and Director of the Center for Strategic Studies, The Fletcher School, Tufts University
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Professor of International Security, University of Birmingham
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Senior researcher, Centre for Social Change, University of Johannesburg
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Professor of History at the Institute of Humanities and Social Sciences, Australian Catholic University
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Political Scientist, University of the Western Cape
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Founding Dean and Professor of International Studies, Hamilton Lugar School, Indiana University
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Professor of Anthropology, Area Studies and Russian, United States Naval Academy
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Lecturer, Department of Social and Political Sciences, Philosophy, and Anthropology, University of Exeter
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Emeritus Distinguished Professor of Defense Analysis, Naval Postgraduate School