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Virginia Thomson (far right) and student participants in discussion and Whom Do We Trust 2018 conference in St. Petersburg, Russia
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Do Fences Make Good Neighbors?
Recent events draw our attention to the nations and peoples for whom the war is - if not in their backyard - across the street...

Mariah Nimmons
Aug 29, 20234 min read


BRICS and the Breaking Glass
Speculation that Prigozhin was a passenger killed on an aircraft traveling from St. Petersburg to Moscow today has stolen the headlines...

Mariah Nimmons
Aug 22, 20234 min read


Confusion, Diffusion, Resolution?
The battle for ground, air and sea continue with military strikes of all kinds across Ukraine and into Russia's border towns. The stories...
tracktwo
Aug 16, 20233 min read


History, Overlap and Divorce
Below war’s surface, culture, history, and memory churn. The degree to which they are shared, to what extent they overlap, and their...

Mariah Nimmons
Aug 8, 20233 min read


Environment Interrupted
Amidst discussion on the prospects for peace, experts mull the viability of Ukraine’s counteroffensive and tally the costs of war...

Mariah Nimmons
Aug 1, 20233 min read


Reality & Film Collide
Art and war converge with this weekend’s theatrical release of ‘Oppenheimer’ amid new reports from the IAEA (International Atomic Energy...

Mariah Nimmons
Jul 25, 20233 min read


Permission Granted?
Ukraine bombs the Russian bridge to Crimea, limiting transit of military vehicles; Russia bombs Odesa in retaliation; UK sanctions Russia...

Mariah Nimmons
Jul 18, 20233 min read


The Disarming Act of Arming Ukraine
The NATO alliance contemplates Ukraine's membership and welcomes Sweden to the group. The NATO meeting in Lithuania is carefully...
tracktwo
Jul 11, 20233 min read


Keeping Sight of Ukraine
While we include many insightful pieces on that issue in today’s resources, it is imperative that we maintain sight of the Ukrainian pers...

Mariah Nimmons
Jul 5, 20235 min read


Making Sense of Mutiny
For months ratcheting tensions between Russian oligarch and Wagner PMC founder Yevgeny Prigozhin and senior Russian military leaders have...

Mariah Nimmons
Jun 27, 20235 min read
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