Russia-Ukraine War

History Offers Way Forward for Ukrainian Scientific System
Infrastructure
July 12, 2023

History Offers Way Forward for Ukrainian Scientific System

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A Most Unnatural Experiment: What The War Has Taught a Ukrainian-American Political Scientist
International Debate
February 23, 2023

A Most Unnatural Experiment: What The War Has Taught a Ukrainian-American Political Scientist

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The International Sociological Association Should Be Ashamed of Its President
International Debate
August 5, 2022

The International Sociological Association Should Be Ashamed of Its President

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Scientific Collaboration Across Borders Just Gets Harder
International Debate
July 21, 2022

Scientific Collaboration Across Borders Just Gets Harder

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Ukraine-Focused Researchers at Risk Fellowships Program Receives Additional Funding

Ukraine-Focused Researchers at Risk Fellowships Program Receives Additional Funding

More money to help Ukrainian academics is being allocated to the Researchers at Risk Fellowship scheme in the United Kingdom.

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Open Letter: Action Steps for Rebuilding Ukraine’s Science, Research, and Innovation

Open Letter: Action Steps for Rebuilding Ukraine’s Science, Research, and Innovation

The national science academies of the United States, the all-European academy and those of four separate European countries released, with the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, a short statement on rebuilding “a modern and globally integrated science and research system” in Ukraine.

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Watch a Social Scientist Reflect on the Russian Invasion of Ukraine

Watch a Social Scientist Reflect on the Russian Invasion of Ukraine

“It’s very hard,” explains Sir Lawrence Freedman, “to motivate people when they’re going backwards.”

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Where Does ‘Post-Naive’ Science Diplomacy Go From Here?

Where Does ‘Post-Naive’ Science Diplomacy Go From Here?

Doubravka Olšáková and Sam Robinson, argue that we are at the beginning of a new era of ‘post naïve’ science diplomacy. 

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Seeing Past the Naiveté of Science Diplomacy to Discern Its Benefits

Seeing Past the Naiveté of Science Diplomacy to Discern Its Benefits

Doubravka Olšáková and Sam Robinson discuss how the conflict in Ukraine highlights the limitations of conceptions of ‘science diplomacy’ since the turn of the 21st century.

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When Ignorance is Reassuring

When Ignorance is Reassuring

David Canter considers the strange phenomena of Russians believing Putin’s propaganda.

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Collateral Damage: Russia’s War Damages its Academic Ties with West

Collateral Damage: Russia’s War Damages its Academic Ties with West

Arik Burakovsky, an expert on relations between the U.S. and Russia, shines light on the future of cooperation between Russia and the West in the realm of higher education.

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What Can Game Theory Tell Us About Ukraine War Negotiations?

What Can Game Theory Tell Us About Ukraine War Negotiations?

Game theory is the formal study of strategic choices between two sides. It’s useful to decision makers because it can illustrate the range of options open to combatants within a given crisis, and also map the likely “wins and losses” strategically decided upon by the parties involved. The challenge is applying a hypothetical spectrum to the range of passive and aggressive options, and their consequences in Ukraine today.

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