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International Mark Edele 22 February 2024 With the full-scale invasion entering its third year, the stakes remain high
Books & Arts Mark Edele 21 November 2023 Russia’s war against Ukraine is generating a rich historiography Essays & Reportage Kyle Wilson 4 September 2023 With monuments to Alexander Pushkin being removed all over Ukraine, the arrival of a bust of the poet in Canberra gains extra resonance Essays & Reportage Mark Edele 28 August 2023 Despite a series of obstacles, post-Soviet Ukraine has been moving in the right direction International Lawrence Freedman 23 August 2023 Non-Western powers are increasingly contributing to global pressure on Russia
International Mark Edele 22 August 2023 Many predictions have proved wrong since Vladimir Putin sent in his troops in February last year
International Jon Richardson 9 June 2023 The fate of a displaced people lies at the heart of the war in Ukraine — and how it might be resolved Books & Arts Mark Edele 21 March 2023 A distinguished historian uses one family’s story to illuminate the borderland between Europe and Russia Correspondents Klaus Neumann 14 March 2023 Our correspondent casts a critical eye over an emerging German peace movement Correspondents Alexandra Biggs 22 February 2023 A new normal has taken root in a city at war
International Andy Butfoy 22 February 2023 Will the West’s delicate balancing act accidentally trigger a chain reaction?
National Affairs Robert Horvath 6 February 2023 Australia’s fringe Russian nationalist movement has worrying international links Correspondents Klaus Neumann 3 December 2022 Our Hamburg-based correspondent scrutinises a much-used term, draws attention to deadly policies and practices, and ends on an optimistic note Books & Arts Samir Puri 23 November 2022 The author of Russia’s Road to War with Ukraine responds to Mark Edele’s review of his book Books & Arts Mark Edele 22 November 2022 Two new books disagree about the origins of Russia’s war against Ukraine
International Anthony Barnett 17 October 2022 A false equivalence is compromising reactions to the war among some on the left
International Mark Edele 19 September 2022 The war in Ukraine is part of a long-simmering conflict across post-Soviet Europe and Asia National Affairs John Quiggin 14 September 2022 Russia’s disastrous miscalculations in Ukraine show why an invasion of Taiwan would be a grave mistake International John Besemeres 27 March 2019 The post-Soviet country might be more chaotic than some of its neighbours, but at least its election results aren’t clear before the votes are in International John Besemeres 21 December 2015 Hit by low energy prices and Western sanctions, Vladimir Putin has been exerting less obvious pressure in Ukraine, writes John Besemeres
International John Besemeres 23 March 2015 Superficially, the Minsk Two agreement promises much. But, asks John Besemeres, can its European signatories counter Vladimir Putin’s long-run campaign to…
International John Besemeres 17 December 2014 The Russian president wants to restore the old empire. John Besemeres looks at the former Soviet republics he is pressuring to see the world his way International John Besemeres 23 September 2014 Although the Russian invasion of Ukraine is continuing, writes John Besemeres, many Western observers are surprisingly coy about naming it for what it is. Meanwhile,… International John Besemeres 30 May 2014 Western coverage of Ukraine has suffered from deep misconceptions, writes John Besemeres. Meanwhile, Moscow might be looking for a compromise International Robert Horvath 20 March 2014 Vladimir Putin’s brinkmanship over Eastern Ukraine could have dangerously unpredictable results
International John Besemeres 26 September 2012 Russia, Ukraine and Belarus are increasingly heading in the same direction – away from Europe. In the second of two articles, John Besemeres looks at relations…
International John Besemeres 17 September 2012 Russia, Ukraine and Belarus are increasingly heading in the same direction – away from Europe. In the first of a two-part series, John Besemeres looks at recent… International John Besemeres 22 December 2011 A resentful Putin means further strains in East–West relations and a renewed effort to lock in Russia’s western neighbours, writes John Besemeres International John Besemeres 21 April 2011 Jostling between Vladimir Putin and Dimitry Medvedev and trouble with neighbours could play out in very significant ways for Russia and its region, writes John Besemeres International John Besemeres 4 January 2011 Alexander Lukashenko’s brutal crackdown looks like another win for Moscow. John Besemeres traces the latest shift in orientation by the dictatorial president of Belarus