Ukraine: the UN’s ‘responsibility to protect’ doctrine is a hollow promise for civilians under fire
Peter Lee, University of Portsmouth
Images of gaunt, exhausted faces of people fleeing bombardment and death once again dominate global news. From Mariupol to Irpin,...
Could the Ukraine invasion spark a global financial crisis?
Nasir Aminu, Cardiff Metropolitan University
The Russian assault on Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities has intensified uncertainty in the world economy. To condemn Putin’s war,...
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Vale Shane Warne: Cricketing genius who lived life of ‘no regrets’
When the news broke it was tempting to conclude swiftly that Shane Warne died as he had lived.
Ukraine war: why Nato is refusing to enforce a no-fly zone
Christoph Bluth, University of Bradford
In the pre-war discussions between the US and Russia, Joe Biden warned Russia about the consequences of aggression, but explicitly...
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175 nations to agree on ‘historic’ plastic pollution treaty
JULIA CONLEY
The vast majority of the world's countries agreed Wednesday to forge a legally-binding global treaty restricting plastic pollution, in a move one official said demonstrated "multilateral...
Germany’s €100-billion army fund: a remarkable change in post-war policy in response to the Ukraine crisis
Ed Turner, Aston University
If you’d asked experts just a fortnight ago what the key features of Germany’s approach to foreign and defence policy were,...
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