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A Ukrainian serviceman stands in a hall at a damaged local cultural center in Rubizhne, Ukraine.

How Can We Protect Cultural Heritage in Ukraine? Five Key Steps for the Int’l Community

When a government denies the cultural legitimacy of a specific community, a powerful act of political resistance is to protect that identity.
A Ukrainian serviceman stands in a hall at a damaged local cultural center in Rubizhne, Ukraine.

Як ми можемо захистити культурну спадщину в Україні? П’ять основних кроків для міжнародної спільноти

Коли уряд заперечує культурну легітимність певної спільноти, потужним актом політичного опору…

From Chechnya to Crimea, Putin Saw Green Light for His Assault on the World Order

He is speaking and acting on a longstanding belief about the post-Soviet national security state that the West tolerated repeatedly.
A Ukrainian serviceman patrols by a destroyed coal mine of Butovka at the front line with Russia-backed separatists not far from the town of Avdiivka, Donetsk region on November 7, 2019.

Warning Signs as Ukraine-Russia Peace Talks Resume

Ukrainian President Zelenskyy likely feels the time for a breakthrough is now. The question is at what cost, and whether the West will have his back.

New Russia Sanctions, Putin’s Economy, and the Shadow Over Planned U.S.-Russia Business Group

How US-Russia business ties hold up, even though a proposed Putin working group may not.
Trump meets Putin during the G20 Summit on July 7, 2017 in Hamburg, Germany.

What Cannot Be on the Table at the Trump-Putin Summit

President Donald Trump’s attendance at the NATO summit in Brussels this week was defined by a combination of antagonism and spectacle, leaving allies alienated and confused.…
Trump, flanked by National Security Advisor John Bolton, speaks to the media at a press conference on the second day of the 2018 NATO Summit on July 12, 2018 in Brussels, Belgium. Two American flags stand behind them and behind that stands a backdrop with the NATO logo.

With Trump Talk of Crimea Deal, Will U.S. Bulwark Hold?

The prospect that Trump might seek a deal with Putin that sells out Crimea highlights the vulnerability of the borders of Europe’s second-largest country, Ukraine, despite years…

Ukraine Asks for Immediate Relief in Its Case Against Russia before the International Court of Justice

Further to our original post about Ukraine’s suit against Russia before the International Court of Justice, the ICJ is holding hearings this week on Ukraine’s request for provisional…
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European Legal (In)Action and the Ukraine Crisis

While political responses, dispersed with rhetoric flourishes, continue to be dispensed by European leaders reacting to the sustained crises that follow from Russian annexation…
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The Continuing Importance of a Low Threshold for LOAC Application in International Armed Conflict

Reports yesterday from Ukraine include the news that at least one Ukrainian soldier at a military base in Crimea has been killed, most likely by Russian soldiers.  Furthermore,…
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