Newsletters Japan seeks NATO help to counter China Russian aggression in Ukraine wakes Japan up to security challenges China poses in the Indo-Pacific region. newsletter Kenneth R. Rosen
Newsletters Ethnic violence in Kosovo plays into the Kremlin’s hands As Russia stands by Serbia, the West scrambles to lower the temperature. newsletter Kenneth R. Rosen
Newsletters Al-Shabaab recruits hungry Somali refugees Inflation resulting from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has reduced provisions and humanitarian aid at a refugee complex in Kenya. newsletter Kenneth R. Rosen
Newsletters South Africa’s divisions over Russia policy expose racial fault lines The South African government’s nostalgia for Soviet support in the partheid era risks alienating the West. newsletter Kenneth R. Rosen
Newsletters Vanuatu leads campaign to criminalize ecocide The war in Ukraine has propelled a Pacific Island nation to make extreme environmental harm a war crime newsletter Kenneth R. Rosen
Newsletters The battle on Ukraine’s cyber frontline Russia’s cyber warriors target the West’s critical infrastructure. newsletter Kenneth R. Rosen
Newsletters How the war in Ukraine leads to more child marriages in Africa Food inflation is making free lunch programs in Nigerian schools unaffordable, causing girls to drop out and be married off. newsletter Kenneth R. Rosen
Newsletters The race to control space How the Ukraine war suspended international cooperation on space exploration and turned space into a battleground newsletter Kenneth R. Rosen
Newsletters How the Ukraine war could spell the end of fossil fuels The war has spurred an energy crisis but it may also have sped up a global green energy transition. newsletter Kenneth R. Rosen
Newsletters Reexamining Russia’s history as colonizers Universities across the world are reevaluating the basis of Russian studies and how the field is studied, examined and taught. newsletter Kenneth R. Rosen
Newsletters Climate change research in the Arctic is at a standstill The war in Ukraine has led to a collapse of Arctic research cooperatives and with them essential global climate change research. newsletter Kenneth R. Rosen
Newsletters How a shortage of fertilizer and animal feed endangers Jamaica’s traditional beef patty The war has led to a shortage in fertilizer and animal feed, making staple foods in the world’s poorest countries too expensive. newsletter Kenneth R. Rosen
Newsletters Why a warrant for Putin’s arrest may be more than just symbolic The ICC wants to hold the Russian president responsible for war crimes, a move that comes after a year of changes designed to give hope to victims of other war crimes that even the most powerful can be held accountable. newsletter Kenneth R. Rosen
Newsletters War in Ukraine puts Nicolas Maduro back on the world stage In Venezuela, home to the world’s largest oil reserves, its strongman leader is leveraging energy panic to consolidate power. newsletter Kenneth R. Rosen
Newsletters As war rages in Ukraine, Somalia starves In Somalia, climate change and war have left the country in the grip of an acute hunger crisis. newsletter Kenneth R. Rosen