Lieven and Beebe at Responsible Statecraft on the Prigozhin / Putin relationship

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A fascinating insight by Anatole Lieven at Responsible Statecraft  on the Prigozhin Wagner/Putin relationship.  Maybe the west should be careful what they wish for if regime change is indeed their hope. https://responsiblestatecraft.org/2023/05/31/has-a-succession-struggle-begun-in-russia/ And if the choice of successor to Putin really becomes that between President Prigozhin and President Patrushev, would either of these be any … Continue reading Lieven and Beebe at Responsible Statecraft on the Prigozhin / Putin relationship

Russia-Ukraine: one more conflict fuelling climate chaos

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One month on from the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the DEC, UNICEF, Oxfam and others continue to raise funds for the desperate bombed out children, women and men of Ukraine. All focus is on the immediate humanitarian needs, as the world waits in hope for a ceasefire that will lead to negotiations that will bring … Continue reading Russia-Ukraine: one more conflict fuelling climate chaos

Russian invasion of Ukraine – Articles digest

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Below is an articles reading list culled from various sources that has helped inform our Transform Defence project understanding of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.  No particular order of preference 1. Questions to be asking: LSE Prof Lloyd Gruber https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/2022/03/04/russias-war-with-ukraine-asking-the-right-questions/ 2. Heartbreaking – why the disabled are shunned in the effort to escape the invasion … Continue reading Russian invasion of Ukraine – Articles digest

Russia/Ukraine War – How It Got to This Point and Was There Ever a Chance It Could Have Taken Another Course?

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Death wish As the Russian invasion of Ukraine gets ever deeper and the tanks roll on and the airstrikes hit civilian and other targets and EU arms flow into Ukraine from all over Europe and Germany commits 100bn Euros to a new armed forces fund, so the planet continues to heat up, the IPCC’s latest … Continue reading Russia/Ukraine War – How It Got to This Point and Was There Ever a Chance It Could Have Taken Another Course?