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Invasion of Ukraine
Economy & Business
Sanctions expand as Russia approaches major default
No American President ever travels to Europe without a bag full of so-called “deliverables” and US President Joe Biden duly arrived in Brussels last...
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Russia’s invasion: A decisive human failure
War in Europe has moved into its third week. While the full end result is not yet clear, a new reality is starting to...
Economy & Business
Pressed by sanctions, Russia narrowly escapes default
While the global sanctions campaign against Russia is not yet a month old, investors and sanctioneers held their breath this week as Russia struggled...
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Ukraine and its freedom narrative
Despite the images of destruction, ruin, and human tragedy, the world is seeing the violent birth pangs of a future great and modern nation,...
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Urgent UN action is required for Ukraine
Many struggle to understand world powers’ refusal to enforce a No-Fly-Zone (NFZ), at least on the western rest of Ukraine not (yet) occupied by...
Belarus
A message to the Russian people
I begin to write to you in the quiet moments of the night, having been once again awakened by the wailing sirens that warn...
Economy & Business
Russia sanctions – Now comes the hard part
As Russia’s invasion of Ukraine moves into the third week, a broad network of financial, travel and trade sanctions has been established in fairly...
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No room for war lies: Even in Putin’s propaganda war, one must side with the victims
In complete violation of international law and modern ethical norms, Russia's autocratic ruler, Vladimir Putin, has waged an unprovoked war of aggression on Ukraine...
Analysis
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is the purest manifestation of everyone’s worst fears about Putin
Before the crack of dawn on February 24, Russian bombs and missiles began to fall on Ukrainian cities and military installations. The worst fears...
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An American’s journey out of war-torn Ukraine
Being an American, you know when a country is preparing to go to war. I’ve seen it many times. Gulf War, Afghanistan, Iraq in...
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As the global sanctions net tightens, weak spots emerge
After the second phase of heavy western economic sanctions on Russia was announced in the final days of February, new coordination mechanisms are being...
Africa
How will the Russian invasion of Ukraine impact Africa?
The first and most tragic impact has been on African students studying in Ukraine, who have been forced to flee the cities overland to...
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Pessimism about what happens next
There was an English chap in Georgia a few months ago who was attacked in Kutaisi by a Georgian man who took exception to...
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Will ‘no-fly’ zones fly over Ukraine
During a recent news conference, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was confronted with a plea for establishing a ‘no-fly zone’ This suggestion was quickly dissected...
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EU Russia sanctions close in on finance, trade, aviation, media
Russia’s military advance across Ukraine has galvanized global public opinion to the point that timid EU governments and the Brussels bureaucracy have been forced...
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Ukraine: De-escalation and negotiations are the only way out of this crisis
War is a tragedy, a crime, and a defeat. Citizens of the world should condemn the decision of Russian President Vladimir Putin to abandon...
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No impunity for Putin’s flagrant aggression
It turned out worse than most Western politicians and military experts had expected. In the morning hours of February 24, the Armed Forces of...
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Putin’s invasion of Ukraine was inevitable
lIt's always something of a double-edged sword to trot out an 'I-told-you-so' when something catastrophic happens, but with ongoing events in Ukraine proving to...
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Ukraine – First wave of sanctions fails to deter Moscow
Over the past few days, practically everyone in the public media has become a Ukraine sanctions expert, regardless of actual experience in this field. ...
Defense & Security
Ukraine is the big loser in the new Cold War between Russia and the West
The above is without question a provocative headline. The main question, however, is 'why draw such a negative conclusion from the current geopolitical confrontation...
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Truth based investigations: Do they exist in Ukraine?
In a rules-based society, an investor can assume that he is operating within a system where negotiated and signed contracts will be fulfilled in...
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