In Other News – Putin Doubles Down Despite Ukrainian Wins – 9/28/2022
September 28, 2022 Vladimir Putin is under pressure but he’s also doubling down. After a major Ukrainian counter-offensive prompted him to order a partial mobilization of troops in Russia, the spectacle of the exodus of countless military fighting-age men from Russia’s borders, visible from space, is its own special humiliation. The world is debating whether […]
In Other News – Defeat on the Battlefield Has Brought the War Home to Russia – 9/22/2022
September 22, 2022 Defeat on the battlefield has brought the war home to Russia. The recent Ukrainian counterattack against the Russians dramatically reduced Moscow’s hold of the Kharkiv region and laid bare both the Russian military’s weaknesses and human rights abuses. No longer able to deny Russia’s military struggles, and with an increasing PR problem […]
In Other News – Putin Struggles on the Domestic and International Fronts – 9/15/2022
September 15, 2022 Indications of struggle for Putin on the domestic and international fronts. Ukraine’s recent counteroffensive in the northeast Kharkiv region put Russia on the defensive and forced a retreat that has attracted international attention. Moscow termed the retreat “a regrouping”, but after the loss even Putin’s allies like Chechen leader Kadyrov took to […]
In Other News – Authoritarian Leaders Alliances Complicated by Effects of Globalization – 9/8/2022
September 8, 2022 Authoritarian leaders are attempting to strengthen their alliances, but their efforts will be complicated by the lingering effects of globalization. Since the fall of the Soviet Union, we have been living in an era marked by increased global links between people and companies, where state-level leadership has at times felt secondary to […]
In Other News – A View from Abroad – 9/1/2022
September 1, 2022 A View from Abroad The first week of every month, In Other News will now feature a short op-ed heavily informed by the European perspective. We hope that these special monthly pieces will offer our readers an enriched understanding of global events and allow for a more robust international risk calculus. Myriad […]
