Nathan Woodward
May 23, 2022
Environment and Energy, Europe, Latest Articles
Over the past year, food prices have been slowly on the rise. Supply chain disruption from the Covid crisis is now being compounded by the impact of the conflict in Ukraine on the global agriculture trade, with key markets now facing substantial jumps in costs.
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Sam Biden
May 8, 2022
Europe, Latest Articles, The Policy Unit
In the wake of the liberation of Bucha by Ukrainian forces, 412 bodies were found littered in the streets, buildings and shallow graves throughout the region. As of 15 April, this tally has risen to over 600, with 80% of victims being identified as having bullet wounds.
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Oliver Hegglin
April 27, 2022
Europe, Latest Articles, Security and Defence
On February 21, 2022, three days before its invasion of Ukraine, Russia recognized the Donetsk and Luhansk People’s Republics as independent states.
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Sam Biden
April 19, 2022
Europe, International Law, Latest Articles, The Policy Unit
The tactics employed by the Russian government are nothing more than a ploy to suppress its own political opposition. These discriminatory tactics are reflective of the distaste the Russian government has for what it views as unpatriotic ideology.
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Sam Biden
April 7, 2022
Europe, Global Governance and Human Rights, Latest Articles, The Policy Unit, Uncategorized
With all evidence considered, the actions of the Belarusian security forces amount to a denial of not only the rights to freedom of association and assembly but also freedom from torture, free speech, the right to due process and effective remedies and demonstrates failures of the national accountability mechanisms.
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Sam Biden
April 2, 2022
Europe, Global Governance and Human Rights, Latest Articles, Russia and Eurasia, The Policy Unit
While the assessment of general and specific IHL only leaves more questions, the short and safe answer is that Russia’s sole use of thermobaric weaponry is permitted by IHL.
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Irena Baboi
March 5, 2022
Europe, Latest Articles, Security and Defence, Uncategorized
Moscow must not be allowed to get away with this, even if the sanctions are also costly to the side imposing them. If Russia thinks it has won Ukraine, it is naïve to think it will stop there – this victory will only embolden it to go after everything else it desires.
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Hamish Cruickshank
February 19, 2022
Europe, Latest Articles, Security and Defence, Uncategorized
Since the fall of the USSR, Ukraine has come a long way. While the country still struggles with corruption and economic challenges, it has made strides towards becoming a successful, Western-facing democracy. To safeguard this progress, and the state’s territorial integrity, the West should stand firm against Russia’s recent manoeuvres in forthcoming talks – and Ukraine must be involved.
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Sam Biden
February 11, 2022
Europe, Latest Articles
With mounting tensions between the two states, two key concerns regarding the potential population displacement a major conflict would trigger have taken the spotlight. Firstly, in the event of a full-scale invasion by Russia, where shall the displaced Ukrainians flee to? Secondly, will these displaced Ukrainians have the humanitarian and military support to allow for their escape?
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Jack Davies
January 6, 2022
Economic Development, Europe, Latest Articles, Technology
The current context demands proactive, thoughtful and purposeful action across multiple well-coordinated organisations, all working towards a shared vision of Europe’s future in the space domain.
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