France’s Troop Withdrawal from Mali
On 17 February, President Emmanuel Macron announced he would withdraw all French troops from Mali after a deployment in the country of almost ten years. In early 2013, French forces together with Chad...
16 Mar 202247min
International Women’s Day Special Episode: Can War Be Feminist?
Both our political mapping of conflict and peacebuilding efforts too often neglect the powerful role of gender dynamics in driving war. The identities of men and women shape their motivations and stra...
11 Mar 202255min
The Ukraine War: A View from Moscow
Russia’s war in Ukraine thus far has not gone Moscow’s way. Russian President Vladimir Putin appears to have expected that Russian forces would capture Ukraine without much resistance, but Ukrainian f...
9 Mar 202241min
Any Hope Left For Diplomacy Over Ukraine?
Fighting rages on in Ukraine. Despite massive advantages in fire and manpower, the Russian military is facing much fiercer Ukrainian resistance than Moscow appears to have anticipated and has stepped ...
5 Mar 202255min
Russia’s War in Ukraine
On Thursday 24 February, Russian President Vladimir Putin declared the launch of, in his words, a “special military operation” in Ukraine. Russian airstrikes on military and other infrastructure near ...
26 Feb 202244min
Can Western Diplomacy Still Avert War in Ukraine?
Russia has amassed over 150,000 troops at the Ukrainian border, fuelling growing fear that Moscow plans an attack. Russian leaders deny any such plan and in recent days, the defence minister has claim...
18 Feb 202248min
Turkey's Foreign Relations Balancing Act
This week, Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan was in Kyiv. The Turkish leader has previously offered to use his ties to Ukraine and reasonably cordial relations with Russia to mediate between the...
5 Feb 202251min
Another Coup in West Africa: The Burkina Faso Military Seizes Power
Burkina Faso is the latest in a string of African states to fall victim to a military coup. Late January saw Burkinabé soldiers oust President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré, dissolve the government and s...
28 Jan 202240min
