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2. The Long Shadow of the Soviet Union: Demystifying Putin’s Rhetoric Towards Ukraine
- Author:
- Björn Alexander Düben
- Publication Date:
- 02-2022
- Content Type:
- Working Paper
- Institution:
- LSE IDEAS
- Abstract:
- As tensions between Russia and Ukraine reach an almost-tipping point, Björn Alexander Düben analyses the historical and geopolitical rhetoric Putin and his government have deployed against the post-Maidan Ukraine since 2014. Asking, can this be seen as another Russian assertion of dominance in the post-Soviet region, could there be reasons closer to home, or why tensions across the border seem to once again be at a breaking point? From global oil prices to regime consolidation, an analysis into the words of Russia’s elites could unveil what future Europe is steering towards.
- Topic:
- Geopolitics, History, Conflict, Soviet Union, and Russia-Ukraine War
- Political Geography:
- Russia, Europe, and Ukraine
3. Technology in Conflict: how COVID-19 contact tracing apps can exacerbate violent conflicts
- Author:
- Jennifer Easterday
- Publication Date:
- 08-2020
- Content Type:
- Working Paper
- Institution:
- LSE IDEAS
- Abstract:
- In this Strategic Update, Jennifer Easterday explores how a human security approach to COVID-19 tech tools would prompt tech companies, governments, and other actors to work with communities in ways that enhance their agency in the face of the pandemic to both reduce the risk of exacerbating conflict while maximizing the benefits of technology.
- Topic:
- Science and Technology, Conflict, Violence, Human Security, and COVID-19
- Political Geography:
- Global Focus
4. Myanmar's Search for Normalcy in an Abnormal World
- Author:
- Matthew B. Arnold
- Publication Date:
- 11-2020
- Content Type:
- Working Paper
- Institution:
- LSE IDEAS
- Abstract:
- For much of the past seventy-plus years since its independence, Myanmar, often known as Burma, was an isolated military dictatorship plagued by seemingly perpetual civil war. Myanmar’s evolution from military dictatorship began in 2010 when a wide-ranging reform process began. While much has changed in the years since, much has not. Myanmar’s transition can best be understood as a “search for normalcy.” Since 2010, the sheer extent of the country’s dysfunction after decades of military dictatorship has overshadowed prospects for change as has the mass exodus of Rohingya in 2017 after a brutal campaign by the military. Amid these quandaries, it is useful to focus on what is feasible for the country in terms of transitioning to what can be understood as “normal”, or at least on a trajectory towards “normalization”. Framing Myanmar’s domestic prospects is also the reality that the last decade has been distinctly abnormal for the whole world. Reform in Myanmar means working methodically to untangle the messy, convoluted knot that is Myanmar’s governance, politics, and economics and being patient throughout the process. All things considered, Myanmar is progressing in important ways that should neither be taken for granted nor forgotten.
- Topic:
- Politics, History, Conflict, and Dictatorship
- Political Geography:
- Southeast Asia and Myanmar
5. The War is Dead, Long Live the War? Counterterrorism after the Trump Presidency
- Author:
- Jonny Hall
- Publication Date:
- 12-2020
- Content Type:
- Working Paper
- Institution:
- LSE IDEAS
- Abstract:
- In his re-election campaign, Donald Trump repeatedly claimed to be ending America's 'endless wars'. In this Strategic Update, Jonny Hall examines this claim by reviewing the Trump administration's counterterrorism policies over the last four years, showing that although there has been recent concrete progress towards withdrawal, this does not constitute an ending the so-called 'forever wars'.
- Topic:
- War, Counter-terrorism, Conflict, and Donald Trump
- Political Geography:
- North America and United States of America