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By Grace Farrell In a world riddled with inequality, the Soviet Union attempted to become a beacon of unity and prosperity, emanating fairness and equality for all. Moscow News during World War II created the perception to English-speaking readers that … Continue reading
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By Grace Farrell World War II – known as the Great Patriotic War in the Soviet Union – wreaked havoc on the nation, creating a need to unify and protect the people against the Nazi invaders. During a time of … Continue reading
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By Anastasija Mladenovska, Havighurst Junior Fellow The 29th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP29), held in November 2024 in Baku, Azerbaijan, laid bare the vulnerabilities of global climate governance. Themes of corruption, corporate capture, and the suppression of civil society … Continue reading
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Anastasija Mladenovska, Havighurst Junior Fellow On Monday, October 28, 2024, the Havighurst Center for East European, Russian, and Eurasian Studies’s Fall 2024 Colloquium Series, “Humanity and the Arctic,” welcomed Dr. Svein Vigeland Rottem, an expert on Arctic governance, who shared … Continue reading
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Anastasija Mladenovska, Havighurst Center Junior Fellow As climate change transforms the Arctic at an unprecedented pace, the region has quickly become one of the most strategically significant—and vulnerable—places on the planet. This type of discourse around the Arctic began to … Continue reading
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By Charlie Fair Lavr Kornilov at a military parade, c. 1917 Russia is no stranger to military coups. The army has a long history of pulling off the leash of state control and turning on its master, often at … Continue reading
