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Mark Edele, Hansen Professor in History, Deputy Dean, The University of Melbourne

Essentialising 'Russia' won't end the war against Ukraine. Might 'real and credible' force be the answer?

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Russia’s War on Everybody, by UK writer Keir Giles, is an alarming book. It argues that for years Russia has been waging “a clandestine war against the West”.

The current all-out military aggression against Ukraine is only the latest escalation of this larger, hybrid war. “Shooting down airliners, poisoning dissidents, interfering in elections, spying and hacking have long seemed to be the Kremlin’s daily business.”

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