Cold War

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Politics & Society

Why the war in Ukraine is so hard to stop

The real cause of Russia’s invasion is the special position that Ukraine occupies in Russia’s post-imperial identity politics

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Politics & Society

Why Russia isn’t about to invade Ukraine soon

Russia is unlikely to invade Ukraine because it’s already succeeding – keeping Ukraine unstable and forcing the US to take seriously its security concerns.

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Book extract

The long shadow of the Cold War

A new book explores the long shadow cast by the Cold War over successive US presidents and how it continues to shape modern US foreign policy

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Politics & Society

When the Wall came down

Two scientists, who today are colleagues, were on opposite sides of the Berlin Wall when it came down 30 years ago. Here they reflect on 1989 and what it meant

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Politics & Society

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Go Figure

The geopolitics of Antarctica

Sixty years ago, countries around the world came together at a time of frosty global politics to establish the Antarctic Treaty, but its focus was on diplomacy rather than the environment

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