Fear of War in Ukraine – Power Struggle for the Sea of Asov
(DEUTSCHE WELLE) On the eve of presidential elections in Ukraine, the power struggle on the Sea of Asov is coming to a head. The Sea of Asov borders both Ukraine…
Territorial Conflict
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Out of Control: Ukraine’s Rogue Militias
(VICE) In 2014, Ukraine was under siege and the military was unprepared. Desperate, the government urged anyone to get to the front and fight the Russian-backed separatists. As the war…
Transnistria, a Republic in Limbo at the Edge of Europe
(FRANCE 24) Transnistria is a rebel republic inside Moldova in the far east of Europe, born from the ashes of the Soviet Union. More than 25 years after a peace…
Nagorno-Karabakh: Europe’s Post-Soviet “Frozen War”
(NOW-THIS WORLD) There’s post-Soviet conflict in Europe that has still yet to be resolved. Here’s a look at the history behind why Azerbaijan and Armenia both claim ownership over the…
Drinking Vodka With Russian Separatists (Part 1/3)
(VICE) In the northeast region of Kazakhstan, near the Russian border, sits a stretch of land where the Soviet Union spent years testing the atomic bomb. During the Cold War,…
Ukraine’s Civil War
(MERSHON CENTER, OSU) Jesse Driscoll, an associate professor of political science and chair of the Global Leadership Institute at the School of Global Policy and Strategy at the University of…
Where Time Stands Still: Special Report from Moldova’s Breakaway Transnistria
(HROMADSKE) Transnistria – a thin strip of land between Ukraine and the Dniester River in eastern Moldova where the Soviet legacy remains strong today. Since declaring itself an independent in…
Selfie Soldiers: Russia Checks Into Ukraine
(VICE) As the conflict in Ukraine continues, so too does Russian President Vladimir Putin’s denial of any Russian involvement. But a recent report from think tank the Atlantic Council used…
Corruption and Scandal: Crisis in Moldova
(VICE) Moldovans have been protesting against their government for months. They allege that their leaders are deeply corrupted after a billion-dollar banking scandal hit the country in 2015. The former…
The Russians Are Coming: Georgia’s Creeping Occupation
(VICE) In July 2015, Russia-backed forces moved the boundary fence between Russian-occupied South Ossetia and Georgia — placing more Georgian territory under Russian control. Georgians refer to this as the…
A Hybrid War | A Short Documentary about Ukraine
(THREAD AND ANCHOR FILMS) A HYBRID WAR is a 30-minute short documentary that attempts to explain the so-called hybridization, or “hybrid war,” of the Ukraine conflict since the Euromaidan protests…
The Russians Are Coming: NATO’s Frontier
(VICE) In the wake of events in Ukraine, NATO has turned its attention towards countries that border the Russian Federation — attempting to boost its quick-response capabilities in Europe. In…