Section: Research Organizations & Think Tanks about Ukraine
Joint declaration by the State and the universities in North Rhine-Westphalia Solidarity with Ukraine
The NRW Ministry for Culture and Science on 2 March 2022 met with representatives of the universities and other research institutions, of students, university hospitals and student services organisations to discuss the current situation relating to the war of aggression by Russia on Ukraine and its impact on science and research. All participants...
From victor to aggressor: A metamorphosis
On February 24, Russia launched a full-scale war against Ukraine under the pretenses of “demilitarization” and “denazification” of the country. Legal scholar and professor at the Free University Ekaterina Mishina analyzes the legal aspects of the war and looks at the cultural ramifications of the actions of the Russian Federation, which, by...
Kremlin propaganda goes to war
For weeks leading up to February 24, as Russian military equipment moved into position around Ukraine’s borders and as U.S. government spokespersons warned of an “imminent” attack, foreign and domestic Russia analysts did not expect that an actual war was about to begin. Many pointed to the lack of a “rally around the flag” propaganda...
IMR’s statement on the situation in Ukraine
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War in Eastern Ukraine Lessons learned so far from the Ukraine conflict
The interpretation of the Ukraine conflict is contested and part of the global competition between autocratic and open societies. Russia claims a special status in international relations, a privileged sphere of influence in the post-Soviet space, it turns towards Asia and away from Europe. “The West”, meanwhile, wants to draw the...
The Perceptions of Robert Jervis: An Appreciation
by Ken Booth and Nicholas J. Wheeler As we write this appreciation of Robert Jervis, weeks after his death at the end of 2021, media outlets are full of stories of major powers readying themselves for the expansion of a war across the Russia-Ukraine border. TV news reports soldiers, tanks, warships, and aircraft carrying out […] …read more...
War and gas
Is the surge in natural gas prices in Europe this winter related to the escalation in Ukraine following Putin’s ultimatum to the West and threat of war? According to economist Vyacheslav Inozemtzev, director of the Center for Research on Post-Industrial Societies (Moscow), the answer to this question is not as straightforward as it might...
Smoke and mirrors: Western misperceptions of Russia in Ukraine
The consensus among Western politicians and experts is that the Kremlin is gearing up for war, which could be prevented by either deterrence or negotiations. However, recent research shows that policymaking discourse in both Russia and the West is “full of mutual misperceptions, mirror imaging, and attribution of non-existent intentions and...
How the Kremlin is preparing for war
Since March 2021, when the first reports of a military buildup at the Russia-Ukraine border appeared, the Kremlin has continued taking steps to shape the battlespace, both in physical reality and in the information sphere. While Western observers seem to view a Russian invasion as almost inevitable, Ukrainian officials call for a toning down of...
Belarusians’ views on the political crisis – April 2021
Belarusians’ views on the political crisis – April 2021 Other resource NCapeling 11 June 2021 Results of a public opinion poll conducted between 20 and 30 April 2021. Chatham House surveyed a total of 937 respondents between 20 and 30 April 2021. Our survey sample corresponds to the general structure of Belarus’s urban...