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The Geopolitical Chessboard: the significance of “Sviataia Rus’”in the Russian Orthodox Church and the Russian Federation’s approach in the conflict with Ukraine.
By Amir Nassar Introduction Parallel to the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the intense war that followed, there is an ongoing religious-jurisdictional cold war between the Russian Orthodox Church (ROC) in Moscow (also known as the Moscow Patriarchate) and the Orthodox Church(es) in Ukraine (OCU). In this context, a dispute over the Ukrainian State-owned grounds…
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Risks to Democratic Consolidation in Ukraine: Strategic Stagnation by NATO and the EU, and the cautionary tale of Georgia
By Thomas Law NATO welcomes Ukraine’s and Georgia’s Euro-Atlantic aspirations for membership in NATO. We agreed today that these countries will become members of NATO . . . We welcome the democratic reforms in Ukraine and Georgia. So read the declaration following the April 2008 North Atlantic Treaty Organization (hereafter, NATO) Summit in Bucharest. These…
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The Evolution of the Memorialization of Babyn Yar under the Soviet Union and Independent Ukraine
By Sophie Sacilotto Babyn Yar monument. February 10, 2018. No changes made. Wikimedia Commons. View license here. Note on Translation *varies depending on the source Introduction On 19 September 1941, the Wehrmacht, German army, entered Kyiv, the capital of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic and the largest Soviet city to fall under the Nazi occupation…
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Finnish Immigration System and the Administration of the Ukrainian Refugee Crisis
Finland and Ukraine flags in Helsinki, Finland. June 13, 2022. Photo by Santeri Viinamäki. Wikimedia Commons. No changes made. View license here. By Erlin Trifoni Introduction What does the administration of the refugee crisis in Finland tell us about the strengths and weaknesses of its immigration and integration system? How does the governance of the…
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Oil, Gas & Modernisation in Russia: Policy Memorandum
By Sylvia Lorico To: Charles Michel, President of the European Council From: Members of the EU Commission for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Subject: Policy Memorandum “Intensifying the Impact of Economic Sanctions on Russia in the Wake of Prolonged Conflict in Ukraine” Date: 04/11/2022 Introduction: This memorandum analyzes the impact of the European Union’s (EU’s)…
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The Effects of Satire and Cinematography in Sergei Loznitsa’s Donbass
By Haley Forgacs Sergei Loznitsa’s film, Donbass, provides a glimpse into the harsh reality of war in eastern Ukraine during the late 2010s and those experiencing the conflict first hand.[1] Through a series of loosely related episodes, Loznitsa weaves satire through sobering depictions of life in this chaotic, war-torn landscape to paint a bleak and…
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Emergence from the Periphery – Vol. XIV