Elon Musk Has Triggered a Battle for the Future of Twitter
Twitter’s board has to accept Musk’s $41 billion offer or make a counterattack.Continue Reading
2022-04-14
Ukraine war: Sweden and Finland eye the Nato option, but it’s a security dilemma for the west
The Kremlin has issued an ominous warning to Nato about the consequences for the Baltic if it allows Sweden and Finland to join the alliance, as has been widely reported. Dmitry Medvedev, a former president and a close ally of Vladimir Putin, said: There can be no more talk ofContinue Reading
2022-04-14
Ukraine conflict: Kazakhstan’s difficult balancing act between need for Russian support and popular opposition to the war
Vliadimir Putin’s decision to invade Ukraine has put pressure on the leadership of neighbouring Kazakhstan, which only two months ago hosted Russia-led Collective Security Treaty Organisation (CSTO) troops on its soil. The country’s president, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, turned to Putin for military help in January when his rivals hijacked peaceful protestsContinue Reading
2022-04-14
Black people are often associated with deviance – but I never understood the true impact until I was racially profiled
melitas/Shutterstock The horrifying experience of Child Q, a 15-year-old girl who was subjected to a strip search by police officers in her school in Hackney, London, is a harrowing example of how British society associates Blackness with deviant behaviour. The subsequent child safeguarding review into Child Q’s case has concludedContinue Reading
2022-04-13
Putin’s Russia: people increasingly identify with the Soviet Union – here’s what that means
The view that the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, wants to restore territories of the Soviet Union has been a big part of the commentary on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. But how much is he in tune with the wishes of the Russian people? Our research suggests that while Russian citizensContinue Reading
2022-04-13
Ukraine war: the key role played by volunteer militias on both sides of the conflict
One of the features of modern warfare is the role played by non-state militias, and Ukraine is no exception. Reporting of the war has highlighted the role of the Wagner Group on the Russian side, for instance. This 6,000 strong mercenary force, which is usually based in Africa and recentlyContinue Reading
2022-04-13
Russia Is Leaking Data Like a Sieve
Ukraine claims to have doxed Russian troops and spies, while hacktivists are regularly leaking private information from Russian organizations.Continue Reading
2022-04-13
20 Audiobooks You Should Listen to Right Now
With A-list actors narrating and a host of new productions of old favorites, it’s a great time to get into audiobooks. Here are some of the best around.Continue Reading
2022-04-13
Biofuels Are Getting a Second Look—and Some Tough Questions
Bioethanol has been touted as a green way to cut reliance on Russian oil. But new modeling suggests it isn’t the climate solution we’d hoped for.Continue Reading
2022-04-13
Ukraine: the battle for Donbas will be protracted and bloody – military expert
There will be no peace deals, no ceasefires and no surrenders in Ukraine. The next two months will bring what US defence officials have called “a knife fight” in the area the Ukrainian army call “The Joint Forces Operation” (JFO). We know this region better as Donbas. For eight yearsContinue Reading
2022-04-13