Germany Has Confronted Its Past. Now It Must Confront the Present. Accepting—or rejecting—historical guilt for past evils doesn’t absolve nations of present-day responsibility. Foreign Policy · Aug 8, 2022
Sri Lankan government accused of draconian treatment of protesters New president Ranil Wickremesinghe is attempting to crush mass protests that forced out predecessor The Guardian - UK · Aug 5, 2022
Concerns as Sri Lanka arrests top protest leader Joseph Stalin Arrest is part of an ongoing crackdown against people protesting against the government over island’s economic crisis. Al Jazeera · Aug 4, 2022
Putin’s ‘food terrorism’ in Ukraine war leaves millions facing famine in Africa Among those worst affected by the blockade are those in the Horn of Africa. The Independent UK · Jul 21, 2022
Roosevelt and Ibn Saud built groundwork for current world order, on a boat On Friday, Joe Biden will pay his first visit to Saudi Arabia as President of the US. The Biden trip is the latest twist in the saga of one of the most unlikely alliances in modern history. Radio France Internationale · Jul 15, 2022
Putin’s propaganda is rooted in Russian history – and that's why it works Russia’s war against Ukraine is pressing into its fifth month – despite several rounds of failed peace talks, and Western countries’ issuing severe economic sanctions against Russia. The Conversation · Jun 29, 2022
Ukraine Recap: why a small Russian 'exclave' is suddenly so important Well before Vladimir Putin sent his war machine over the border into Ukraine, the Russian president and his proxies were fulminating about Nato surrounding his country, establishing hostile military bases in its backyard and boxing it into a corner. The Conversation · Jun 23, 2022
Aiden Aslin now a pawn in Putin's total war strategy, says Ukrainian historian in Nottingham Newark's Aslin was sentenced to death earlier in June Nottingham Post · Jun 19, 2022
Why Putin's policy towards Ukraine has strong parallels to Stalin's post WWII plan for Germany Almost four months into Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Vladimir Putin’s policy is becoming clear. The war between Ukraine and Russia is likely to be a long one. It is becoming obvious that the western states, and particularly the countries of Europe, will have to provide assistance on an unprecedented scale,… The Conversation · Jun 17, 2022
Putin’s bodyguards ‘collect his excrement on trips abroad and take it back to Russia with them’ Practice allegedly carried out in bid to stop foreign powers gathering information about Russian leader’s health The Independent UK · Jun 11, 2022
Russian artists grapple with the same dilemma as their Soviet forebears – to stay or to go? With few exceptions, most Russian artists who oppose the war have been relegated to releasing songs, posting artwork or publishing articles on social media. The Conversation · Jun 6, 2022
ANU project saves key Ukraine history ANU becomes repository of essential information on Stalin's Ukrainian famine The Canberra Times · May 28, 2022
Putin’s real goal in Ukraine isn’t land Putin isn’t just trying to take over Ukrainian land — he is trying to obliterate Ukrainian identity Salon · May 25, 2022
Chinese TikTok Users Are in Love With ‘Daddy Putin’ Popular videos paint the Russian president as a widely admired figure. Foreign Policy · May 15, 2022
The Independent UK · May 11, 2022 Vladimir Putin ‘more dangerous than Hitler or Stalin’, says Poland’s prime minister Morawiecki accuses west of blissfully forgetting threat of Russia resurrecting demons of history
Daily Mirror · May 11, 2022 Vladimir Putin 'more dangerous than Stalin and Hitler' with 'deadlier weapons' Polish leader Mateusz Morawiecki pointed out the Russian president has "deadlier weapons at his disposal" than the 20th century despots, amid fears Putin is preparing for a long war
Foreign Affairs · May 10, 2022 The Coup in the Kremlin How Putin and the Security Services Captured the Russian State
Daily Mirror · May 6, 2022 Memories of last time Red Army invaded still haunt families living on the Russian border Finland’s historically fraught relationship with Russia is now at its most fractious, after the invasion of Ukraine convinced the Nordic nation to ditch its neutral status and apply for NATO membership
The Conversation · Apr 29, 2022 Russia: Victory Day 2022 and why commemoration of the end of WWII matters today Even in the darkest days of the pandemic in 2020 Russia didn’t cancel Victory Day, its anniversary of the end of the second world war – it was just postponed. This year, the Kremlin promises a parade on May 9 with 11,000 servicemen and women plus 62 airplanes and 15…
Salon · Apr 24, 2022 Sanctions won't stop Putin — this might All along, Putin has counted on the fact that Europe needs Russian gas. But that's also his Achilles heel
The Conversation · Apr 21, 2022 How Russia's fixation on the Second World War helps explain its Ukraine invasion Russian media references to the “de-Nazification” of Ukraine to justify its invasion have placed Russia'a fascination with the Second World War in the public eye.
Salon · Apr 16, 2022 Ukraine and the psychology of genocide To understand the massacre in Bucha, we need to stop off at Babi Yar, Katyn and Oradour-sur-Glane. It's a long trip
ABC News · Apr 15, 2022 Why does Russia keep poisoning people? The wild history of Moscow's chemical assassination plots Billionaire Roman Abramovich is just the latest in a long line of people who suspect they may be the target of a Kremlin poison plot. Russia is well-practised in the art of chemical assassinations, but carrying out a murder using poison is inherently risky.
ABC News · Apr 11, 2022 Korean Ukrainians refuse to become 'Russian prisoners' again Fighting against Russia's invasion means more than independence for many Korean Ukrainians, whose ancestors were deported by Joseph Stalin to Central Asia.