More than 2 million people have already fled the Ukraine conflict. How will they fare in new countries? Peter Esaiasson, Nazita Lajevardi, and Jacob Sohlberg - March 9, 2022 If European nations want to welcome these refugees, here’s what they can learn from our research
Could Ukraine become neutral, like Switzerland? Five things to know. Audrey Kurth Cronin - March 9, 2022 Neutral countries today are nonaligned — and well-armed
Russia’s land grabs in Ukraine could break the international order Sara McLaughlin Mitchell, Paul Hensel, Krista Wiegand, and Andrew Owsiak - March 3, 2022 Would other countries also try to claim territory that contains their ethnic kin?
The Russian invasion has some logistical problems. That doesn’t mean it’s doomed. Ryan Baker - February 28, 2022 Supply problems are the norm, not the exception
Here’s what ‘high combat alert’ for Russia’s nuclear forces means James Cameron - February 28, 2022 And how did the United States and its allies respond?
Russia believes tanks trump international law. Smaller countries like Kenya are using the U.N. to push back. Anjali Dayal - February 26, 2022 Here’s what we learned from the U.N. Security Council emergency meetings on Ukraine.
Putin is breaking 70 years of norms by invading Ukraine. What comes next? Tanisha Fazal - February 25, 2022 Up until now, Russia tried to look like it was playing by the rules.
Chicago cop Jon Burge allegedly tortured suspects. Why couldn’t the U.S. prosecute him? Mark Berlin - February 16, 2022 The Chicago Police Department apologized for what it called ‘torture.’ But while the United States is a party to international human rights treaties, it doesn’t have laws at home against these violations.
Does Putin really want regime change in Ukraine? Alexander Downes - February 9, 2022 The research suggests this rarely works. But countries keep trying anyway.
Putin likes to talk about Russians and Ukrainians as ‘one people.’ Here’s the deeper history. Jeffrey Mankoff - February 9, 2022 For centuries, Moscow has worried that foreign powers are scheming to separate Ukraine from Russia.