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Echoes of Odysseus in Ukraine’s ingenious approach to the art of war
The original article can be found here – https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrainealert/echoes-of-odysseus-in-ukraines-ingenious-approach-to-the-art-of-war/ Christopher Nolan’s new blockbuster film version of the Odyssey is leading the summer box office and renewing international interest in Odysseus, one of the main heroes of the legendary Trojan War. In Homer’s two epic poems, the Iliad and the Odyssey, Odysseus famously deceives the Trojans […]
We should not fear a post-Putin Russia
The original article can be found here – https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrainealert/we-should-not-fear-a-post-putin-russia/ As Russian President Vladimir Putin grows increasingly isolated domestically and internationally amid the ongoing invasion of Ukraine, there is renewed speculation over who might one day succeed him and what that this would mean for Russia. “For the first time since the conflict began, Russians are […]
OPINION: How the Election of the New Georgian Patriarch Can Impact Ukraine
In brief: From Ukraine’s point of view, the Georgian government has been disappointingly pro-Russian. Whoever is chosen as new patriarch will signal either sympathy or rejection.
Digital democracy is the key to staging wartime elections in Ukraine
Original article can be found here – https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrainealert/digital-democracy-is-the-key-to-staging-wartime-elections-in-ukraine/ Ukrainians underlined the strength of their democratic instincts in late July by taking to the streets and protesting new legislation that aimed to curtail the independence of the country’s anti-corruption institutions. The protesters made their point and achieved a significant victory, with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reversing […]
Russian Orthodox Church declares “Holy War” against Ukraine and West
The original post can be found by following this link – https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrainealert/russian-orthodox-church-declares-holy-war-against-ukraine-and-west/ The Russian Orthodox Church has approved a remarkable new document that spells out the Kremlin’s intention to destroy Ukraine while also making the ideological argument for a broader confrontation with the Western world. The decree was issued during a March 27-28 congress of the World […]
The case for a new Ukrainian Constitution
The original article can be found here – https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrainealert/the-case-for-a-new-ukrainian-constitution/ No one expected the upstart American colonies to win a war of independence against the British Empire. However, after eight years of sacrifice, the underdog nation emerged victorious. The young country’s leaders then analyzed their weaknesses and realized that the existing framework for government needed changing […]
Ukraine must not forget fight against corruption while battling Russia
The original article can be found here – https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrainealert/ukraine-must-not-forget-fight-against-corruption-while-battling-russia/ With Russia’s invasion of Ukraine now in its eighteenth month, the courage of the Ukrainian army and the resilience of the Ukrainian people have inspired the world, generating enormous amounts of international sympathy and goodwill. Audiences everywhere are rooting for Ukraine to win the war and […]
Eight reasons for Ukrainian optimism in 2023
The original article can be found here – https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrainealert/eight-reasons-for-ukrainian-optimism-in-2023/ Ukrainians have experienced an incredibly traumatic year but the country enters 2023 with reason for cautious optimism. While the war is still far from over, a number of domestic and international trends emerged during the first ten months of the Russian invasion which pointed to the […]
UKRAINE AT 30: Europe’s frontline democracy
Original article can be found here – https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrainealert/ukraine-at-30-europes-frontline-democracy/ On August 24, Ukraine will mark 30 years of statehood. When the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991, the fate of newly independent Ukraine was far from certain. For much of the intervening three decades, the country’s progress has been marked by chronic instability and political turbulence, including […]
Ukraine fails vaccine test
The original article can be found here – https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrainealert/ukraine-fails-vaccine-test/ As Ukraine entered April 2021, the country was in its third lockdown phase since the Covid 19 pandemic began in spring 2020, and its second lockdown in the space of just three months. To date, at least 35,000 Ukrainians have died as a result of the […]