ARGUMENT: PROXY WARA Proxy War in Ukraine Is the Worst Possible Outcome – Except for All the Others Published 28 March 2022 The United States and its European allies clearly said that they will not fight a war against Russia in Ukraine. Sam Winter-Levy writes that these statements obscured an important truth: The United States

OUR PICKS: WAR IN UKRAINE – MILITARY ASPECTSAvoiding NATO-Russia War | Why Deterrence Failed in Ukraine | Putin: Inept Strategist, and more Published 28 March 2022 ·  Kulminatsionny Moment? ·  Tacit Rules to Avoid a NATO-Russia War ·  The False Promise of Arming Insurgents: America’s Spotty Record Warrants Caution in Ukraine ·  How Russia’s Revamped Military Fumbled the

QUICK TAKES // BY BEN FRANKELUkraine War: Four Weeks On, Pt. 1 Published 28 March 2022 The end of the war is not yet clear, but certain patterns have emerged which are as clear as they are surprising, chief among them the sheer breadth of Putin’s miscalculations. The Russian forces have not been well-prepared for

POPULATION DECLINEWar Could See Ukraine’s Population Fall by a Third Published 28 March 2022 Ukraine’s population could decline by a third over the next two decades as a result of the Russian invasion, researchers say. The population of Ukraine is also likely to become proportionately older over time with continued large-scale emigration the longer the

UKRAINE’S ECONOMYThe Ukrainian Economy: Where Now for the Future? Published 28 March 2022 An expert has warned that the impact of the war will be disastrous for the Ukrainian economy, regardless of the outcome. “War will always have a catastrophic impact. As you’d expect, production is collapsing, and the economy has given up percentages of

EXTREMISTSRussia-Ukraine War Splits Germany’s Far-Right By Ben Knight Published 28 March 2022 The Russian invasion of Ukraine has left Germany’s neo-Nazis confused: Should they support the authoritarian Russian leader or far-right nationalists fighting on the Ukrainian side? Germany’s far-right political parties and fringe groups are struggling to agree on a position on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine,

HUMANITARIAN CRISISHow Bad Is Ukraine’s Humanitarian Crisis? By Diana Roy Published 28 March 2022 Russia’s assault on Ukraine could create as many as seven million refugees. Experts say the war could soon become Europe’s largest humanitarian crisis since the 1990s. Russian President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine has created the largest humanitarian crisis Europe has seen

EXTREMISTSJihadists, Far-Right Extremists Vex Russia–Ukraine War By Adil Rasheed Published 28 March 2022 Jihadist militants from Chechnya have been helping Russia in its war in Ukraine, but the influx of jihadist militants does not constitute the bulk of foreign fighters who have joined the war. It is feared that the pro-Ukraine ‘International Legion’ is infiltrated

UKRAINE’S ECONOMYThe Ukrainian Economy: Where Now for the Future? Published 28 March 2022 An expert has warned that the impact of the war will be disastrous for the Ukrainian economy, regardless of the outcome. “War will always have a catastrophic impact. As you’d expect, production is collapsing, and the economy has given up percentages of

FOOD SECURITYCould The War in Ukraine Trigger a Global Food Crisis? By Reid Standish Published 28 March 2022 The effects of the war in Ukraine are already being felt across the world, from rocking world energy markets to spurring a growing refugee crisis in Europe. But the conflict could have more ripple effects, including sparking