by Sofia Polishchuk | Jan 1, 2025 | Armed Conflict, Russia, Self-Defense, Ukraine
After two and a half years of full-scale war, Ukrainian forces launched a surprise attack across the Russia-Ukraine border, capturing significant portions of territory in Russia’s Kursk region. Under the law of jus ad bellum, Ukraine’s military operations are...
by Austin Newman | Nov 7, 2022 | All, Climate Change, Environment, Europe, European Union, Germany, Italy, Russia, Ukraine, United Kingdom
After decades of investing in renewable energy sectors while decreasing investment in fossil fuels and relying on Russian gas instead, the European Union now finds itself in an energy crisis. After the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Europe responded by banning the...
by Sabrina Rodriguez | Nov 1, 2022 | All, Children, Columbia, Covid-19, Ecuador, Egypt, Human Rights, Russia, Ukraine, United Nations, Women
Introduction The right to protest is under threat across all regions of the world and repression has grown increasingly common. This year, we have seen various examples of this repression in Russia, Iran, Ecuador, and Chad. However, this problem has always been...
by Meredith Gusky | Oct 3, 2022 | All, Russia, Ukraine
On March 16, 2022 the International Court of Justice (ICJ) ordered Russia to immediately suspend military operations in Ukraine. This order raises two very important questions for international law and policy: First, what authority does the ICJ have in ordering a...
by Sehar Jamal | Apr 29, 2022 | All, Human Rights, Refugee Law and Policy, Ukraine, United Nations
https://news.un.org/en/story/2017/05/558212-all-refugees-want-go-home-someday-unhcr-spokesperson-and-author-melissa-fleming What Are States Obligated to Do? At the close of World War II an estimated 60 million people were displaced, creating the origins of modern...
by Jonathan Haskin | Apr 13, 2022 | All, Climate Change, Russia, Ukraine, Uncategorized
On March 1st, just five days after Russia’s surprise invasion of Ukraine, Switzerland-based energy company Nord Stream 2 AG filed for bankruptcy. The company’s future had already been imperiled the previous week by the German government’s decision to withdraw...
