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The Ukraine war is making Starmer too soft on Trump

The Ukraine war is making Starmer too soft on Trump

Starmer is on a tricky tightrope, desperately trying to hold together the UK/US special relationship in light of the growing complexities of the war in Ukraine
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Reviewing the use of the term ‘genocide’ in European conflicts

Reviewing the use of the term ‘genocide’ in European conflicts

Defining genocide in relation to Lemkin and Lauterpacht and assessing Russia’s crimes in Ukraine?
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Explaining the Russo-Ukrainian crisis

Explaining the Russo-Ukrainian crisis

The origins of the conflict broken down
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How can sport stand up to Russia after Putin’s unacceptable attacks on Ukraine?

How can sport stand up to Russia after Putin’s unacceptable attacks on Ukraine?

Boycotting Russian athletes, clubs, and organisations, sport is finally responding to Putin with force.
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Just Putin it out there: What has happened with Russia and Ukraine?

Just Putin it out there: What has happened with Russia and Ukraine?

Alfie Cumberworth assesses Johnson’s reaction to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and urges solidarity with those who’s lives have been endangered.
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Big, bad Vlad

Big, bad Vlad

Putin has re-directed Russia onto the path of becoming a formidable and threatening world power
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The Russians are not the enemy

With doses of Cold War nostaliga, modern day Russia is wrongly used as a ‘neccasary enemy’ for politicians
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Russian doping must be a wakeup call for professional sport

Alex Whitcomb looks into the potential consequences of the largest doping scandal in history
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Russia’s impact in the war in the Middle East

Alexander Lovatt looks at how Russian involvement in Syria could change the face of the conflict
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If Russia is ‘anti-gay’ then so is America

Lauren Gorton questions why the media have overlooked discrimatory legislation in the USA but damned Russia for its ‘anti-propaganda’ bill
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The Pussy Riot incarceration, repeated abuses of civil liberties and now damaging anti-gay laws

Charlotte Green explains why the University of Manchester should be at the forefront of student pressure on Russia
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Confucian reigns as China awards a Nobel alternative

When it comes to peace prizes, Vladimir Putin is hardly the first name that springs to mind
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Guess who’s back? Back again – Putin’s back!

Vladimir Putin’s latest statement of intent doesn’t only have implications for President Medvedev – it will have a great impact on Russian democracy and the wider international community
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