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Mar 12, 2025

Pause in aid has introduced uncertainty into Ukraine’s military planning − forever changing its war calculus

Ph. Is the Sun setting on Ukraine’s offensive capabilities? Diego Herrera Carcedo/Anadolu via Getty Images Benjamin Jensen, American University School of International Service War is a numbers game. Each side involved must marshal the supplies, troops and firepower needed to sustain the fight, thwart advancing armies and, hopefully, prevail. But it’s also a

Mar 11, 2025

Why a US minerals deal with Ukraine won’t deter Russian aggression

Patrick E. Shea, University of Glasgow The US vice-president, J.D. Vance, recently told Fox News that “the very best security guarantee” to prevent Russia from invading Ukraine again was “to give Americans economic upside in the future of Ukraine”. The implication is that the much-debated minerals deal, in which an investment fund managed

Mar 4, 2025

Making English the official US language can’t erase the fact that the US has millions of Spanish speakers and a long multilingual history

Daniel J. Olson, Purdue University English should be the official language of the United States, says a new executive order signed by President Donald Trump on March 1, 2025. The move follows the Trump administration’s termination of the Spanish-language version of the White House website and its Spanish-language account on X, formerly Twitter.

Feb 27, 2025

A Palestinian film is an Oscars favorite − so why is it so hard to see?

Ph. Directors Basel Adra, left, and Yuval Abraham on stage at the 62nd New York Film Festival on Sept. 29, 2024. Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images Drew Paul, University of Tennessee For many low-budget, independent films, an Oscar nomination is a golden ticket. The publicity can translate into theatrical releases or rereleases, along with more

Feb 26, 2025

Burkina Faso’s Ibrahim Traoré is making waves in west Africa. Who is he?

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:CC-PD-Mark Daniel Eizenga, Africa Center for Strategic Studies Captain Ibrahim Traoré is the interim leader of Burkina Faso, having taken over the position following a coup which he led against Lieutenant Colonel Paul Henri Damiba in September 2022. The 37-year-old captain had supported Damiba, his commanding officer, in a putsch earlier that year

Feb 25, 2025

How can Europe respond to the Ukraine standoff?

Salvador Sánchez Tapia, Universidad de Navarra Last weekend’s events will have left many with the dizzying sensation of watching historic events unfold before their eyes. The content of the speeches delivered by US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth and Vice President JD Vance – at NATO’s headquarters in Brussels and at the Munich Security