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A team of seven African presidents led an initiative in mid-June 2023 to attempt to make peace in the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war. For most observers, this intervention raised interesting questions: How can states from a continent ravaged by wars and conflicts have the courage, credibility, and conviction to intervene in a European conflict? Moreover, how can countries without power and leverage intervene in a conflict in which other more powerful actors have failed? What did they expect to achieve from this intervention? This article suggests that the African team sought to invoke the dire economic consequences occasioned by the Russia-Ukraine conflict on Africa to exert moral leverage on the disputing parties to end the war. Combined with the desperate economic situation, the African leaders found strength in their neutrality to make a case for a peaceful approach to a conflict that has had global ramifications. The initiative did not seek to mediate the conflict; rather, it was a modest diplomatic plea for peace in the face of a deteriorating situation.
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Gilbert Khadiagala



Gilbert Khadiagala ist Jan-Smuts-Professor für Internationale Beziehungen an der Witwatersrand-Universität und Gastprofessor an der HSFK. // Gilbert Khadiagala is Jan Smuts Professor of International Relations at Witwatersrand University and visiting professor at PRIF.

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Der Beitrag An African Peace Initiative in the Russia-Ukraine War? erschien zuerst auf PRIF BLOG.

By Lidia Kuzemska. The scales of displacement and return have symbolical meanings for state actors, either of political failure (massive outflow of population) or political success (high number of returns). In the case of forced displacement of Ukrainians to Russia, the inflated and unverified number of border crossings between Ukraine and Russia, moreover, provided only by the Russian side, mistakenly transformed into a number of supposedly real individual Ukrainians fleeing the Russian invasion in the direction of the aggressor state.

In this article, Monika Rogers investigates if the historical ideas and beliefs about privacy and personal data protection are still shaping the experiences, law, perceptions and behaviours in the digital world of Lithuania, Russia and (East) Germany, three countries united by similar historical experiences of living in non-democratic sociesties with state-socialist legal systems.

The March 2023 state visit of Chinese president Xi Jinping to Russia has attracted significant attention, and has been described as symbolic of growing cooperation between authoritarian states opposed to the current world order. However, as we argue in a recently-published article based on a review of Russian and Chinese expert statements, this partnership should best be understood as a limited, strategically motivated cooperation against shared threat perceptions. Meanwhile, there is much less agreement on normative questions, let alone a shared vision of an alternative world order.
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Pascal Abb



Dr. Pascal Abb ist Koordinator der Forschungsgruppe "Regimewettbewerb" und wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter an der HSFK mit Schwerpunkt China. Er betreibt aktuell ein Forschungsprojekt zu den Auswirkungen der Belt-and-Road-Initiative auf Konfliktstaaten. // Dr Pascal Abb is Coordinator of the Research Group "Regime Competition" and Senior Researcher at PRIF with a focus on China. He is currently conducting a research project on the impact of the Belt and Road Initiative on conflict states.

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Der Beitrag Xi and Putin's Strategic Tango: Unpacking the Complexities of Russia-China Relations After the 2023 Moscow Summit erschien zuerst auf PRIF BLOG.

The Kremlin's reaction to the pandemic is part of a blame game. However, it remains to be seen whether Putin...

The beginning of the new school year in many countries of the former Soviet Union, including in Russia, is celebrated on September 1st and is known as "Knowledge Day". This year, September 1st will be unique as the new educational amendments enter into force in Russia and Russia-controlled territories. These amendments introduce controversial changes to the educational process, which raise serious concerns about children's rights and freedoms. These changes include new unified textbooks on history, the legalisation of children's forced labour, and the continuation of "Conversations about the important" lessons with an enhanced militaristic element.

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Wieso jeder Dritte abbricht (Der Tagesspiegel)
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"Ein Abenteuer, eine Schule des Lebens" (Süddeutsche Zeitung)
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Donald Trump wants us to forget the Russia collusion story and focus on his achievements - so that`s what I`ve done (Independent)
Trump Tells Sessions to `Stop This Rigged Witch Hunt Right Now` (The New York Times)
"Er ist womöglich von Angst überwältigt" (Süddeutsche Zeitung)
The Russia Meeting at Trump Tower Was to Discuss Adoption. THen It Wasn`t. How Accounts Have Shifted. (The New York Times)
U.S. to Issue New Sanctions on Russia Over Skripals`Poisoning (The New York Times)
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With the help of Russia, Argentina became one of the first countries in Latin America to launch a vaccination campaign....

Die drei baltischen Länder Estland, Lettland und Litauen haben einen gemeinsamen Plan für neue Sicherungsanlagen an den Grenzen zu Russland und Belarus vereinbart. Ein Bunkersystem soll das Territorium der drei NATO-Mitgliedsstaaten vor militärischem Eindringen schützen und im Kriegsfall durch weitere Sperren verstärkt werden. Zu der Vereinbarung vom (heutigen) Freitag aus der Mitteilung des estnischen Verteidigungsministeriums: Today, the defence ministers of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania approved the concept of building anti-mobility defensive installations on the borders with Russia and Belarus. The

An emerging "new Cold War" appears to pit democracies, led by the US, against autocracies, led by Russia and China. But the analogy between today's regime competition and that of the "old" Cold War is deceptive. China and Russia today are much more closely intertwined with Western democracies than the Soviet Union ever was. These linkages will complicate the conflict considerably. There is already growing pressure to engage in "decoupling", that is, to break these interdependencies. Research on past instances of decoupling shows that such processes often exacerbate conflict. This research offers four lessons about the general dynamics of decoupling – and little cause for optimism about today's disengagement processes.
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Matthias Dembinski



Dr. Matthias Dembinski ist wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter im Programmbereich "Internationale Institutionen" und Projektleiter an der HSFK. Er forscht zu Fragen von Gerechtigkeit in den internationalen Beziehungen, regionalen Sicherheitsorganisationen und humanitären Interventionen. Sein regionaler Schwerpunkt ist Westeuropa. // Dr Matthias Dembinski is Senior Researcher in the research department "International Institutions" and project manager at PRIF. His research interests are questions of justice in international relations, regional security organisations and humanitarian interventions. His regional focus is Western Europe.

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Der Beitrag Decoupling and the "New Cold War": Cautionary Lessons from the Past erschien zuerst auf PRIF BLOG.

Can Ukraine hold elections while it is in the midst of a full-scale invasion by Russia? This question has recently received international attention, including comments from US Senator Lindsey Graham advocating for elections during the war. However, holding elections during the current state of war faces not only factual but also legal obstacles. Genuine democratic elections cannot be conducted under fire from Russian troops.

Russia is increasingly using its "memory law" to put pressure on potential critics of the Russian attack on Ukraine. While it is being used to crack down on anti-war dissenters, it also provides a (false) pretext of a legitimate societal cause for its application. In this way, the laws are used to create a mood of paranoia and fear among the population, and a feeling as if the country were in a besieged fortress.

Moskau ist nach dem Terrorangriff der Hamas von Israel abgerückt und agiert offen pro-palästinensisch. Das hat auch mit dem Ukraine-Krieg zu tun.
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Mikhail Polianskii



Mikhail Polianskii ist wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter und Doktorand im Programmbereich "Internationale Institutionen" des PRIF. Er forscht zur Außenpolitik Russlands sowie den Russland-EU/NATO Beziehungen im Rahmen der Europäischen Sicherheit. // Mikhail Polianskii is researcher and PhD candidate in PRIF's Research Department "International Institutions". His research interests are Russia's foreign policy and the relations between Russia, EU and NATO. | Twitter: @PolianskiiM

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Der Beitrag Wendepunkt in den Russland-Israel-Beziehungen erschien zuerst auf PRIF BLOG.

by Sophie Gueudet The full-scale war against Ukraine has also raised fears that Russia could further destabilise the peace process in Bosnia-Herzegovina – by using its significant influence in Republika Srpska (RS). How did the interplay between Moscow and the Bosnian-Serb leadership develop since 2022? An analysis through the prism of patron-client relations. Since February 2022, international organisations and Western powers involved in the peace process in Bosnia-Herzegovina have dreaded a spill-over effect of Russia's war against Ukraine in the Western Balkans, and therefore […]

by Chris Hann Ukraine's official Christmas holiday has been shifted from 7th January to 25th December. This calendrical change is above all a way to assert difference from Russia, but the symbolic message is not without costs. Everywhere in Europe, rituals to mark the Winter solstice have long been focused on the Christian narrative of the birth of Jesus. The son of God is said to have come down to earth a few days after the actual solstice. According to the ancient Julian calendar, Christmas Day […]