WAR CRIMESCan Russia Be Held Accountable for War Crimes in Ukraine? By David J. Scheffer Published 22 March 2022 U.S. President Joe Biden has called Russian President Vladimir Putin a war criminal for the actions of Russian forces in Ukraine. Could Russian leaders be brought to justice under international law? U.S. President Joe Biden has called

ELECTION INTERFERENCEUkraine Offers Lessons for Russia’s 2024 Election Interference By Gavin Wilde and Justin Sherman Published 22 March 2022 For all the media attention on the domestic political dimensions, the Kremlin’s interference in the 2016 and 2020 presidential elections (and the 2018 midterms) included a significant focus on shaping U.S. policy toward Ukraine. Exerting influence

OUR PICKS: UKRAINE WARPutin’s Grand Theory | Russia Is a Prisoner of Geography | The Case for Ukrainian Neutrality, and more Published 22 March 2022 ·  The Grand Theory Driving Putin to War ·  The Grimmest Dilemma ·  Moral Panic Over Ukraine Risks Nuclear War ·  It’s Now Putin’s Plan B in Ukraine vs. Biden’s and Zelensky’s Plan A

MISINFORMATIONNo Letup in Russian Influence Operations By Jeff Seldin Published 18 March 2022 Moscow’s efforts to win over the world with its accounts of events in Ukraine are doing no better than Russia’s military forces inside Ukraine. More often than not, they are meeting with stiff resistance. According to U.S. and Ukrainian officials, Moscow’s efforts to

ENERGY SECURITYCould Nuclear Power Cut Europe’s Dependence on Russian Energy? By Lindsay Maizland Published 18 March 2022 The war in Ukraine has set off a rush in Europe to find alternatives to Russian oil and gas. Some are calling for an expansion of nuclear power. The European Union (EU) is working to reduce its dependence on Russian

MISINFORMATIONThe Information War – How to Deal with Fake News and Misinformation By Lee Hadlington Published 18 March 2022 Over the past few weeks, we have seen a growth in the use of the term ‘Information War’. The term, at first glance, would appear to be fairly innocuous: I mean, how hurtful or harmful could

FOOD SECURITYFood Crisis Due to Ukraine War Calls for Demand-Side Action Published 18 March 2022 The global food system is impacted by the war in Ukraine, adding to the direct humanitarian and security crisis caused by the Russian aggression. Ukraine and Russia are major producers of grains and fertilizers. Experts say that focusing on short-term

RARE EARTH ELEMENTSArtificial Intelligence’s Promise: Discovering New Rare-Earth Compounds Published 18 March 2022 Rare earth elements have a wide range of uses including clean energy technologies, energy storage, permanent magnets, defense technology, and much more. Artificial intelligence advances how scientists explore materials, and researchers have developed an AI-based framework for experimenting with compounds and understanding

WILDFIRESHow a Hurricane Fueled Wildfires in the Florida Panhandle By David Godwin Published 18 March 2022 The wildfires that broke out in the Florida Panhandle in early March 2022 were the nightmare fire managers had feared since the day Hurricane Michael flattened millions of trees there in 2018. It might sound odd – hurricanes helping

WILDFIRESWildfires Devastate the Land They Burn, and They Are Also Warming the Planet Published 18 March 2022 The 2021 wildfire season broke records globally, leaving land charred from California to Siberia. The risk of fire is growing, and a recent report warned that wildfires are on track to increase 50% by 2050. These fires destroy