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Jennifer Mathers, The Conversation

What the G20 declaration’s silence on Russia’s role in Ukraine war says about shifting geo-politics

For some analysts, the dramatic change in attitude towards the war in Ukraine points to shifts in the global balance of political power.

Jennifer Mathers, The Conversation
· Sep 16, 2023 · 07:30 pm
Russia’s ‘patriotic education’ programme wants to create another generation of Putin faithful

The Kremlin regards children and young people as a vital part of its effort to maintain support for the war in Ukraine.

Jennifer Mathers, The Conversation
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Allyson Edwards, The Conversation
· Apr 24, 2022 · 11:30 pm
Belarus’s dictator will go to any lengths (even hijacking a plane) to stamp out dissent

Alexander Lukashenko’s regime diverted a Ryanair flight from its route to arrest 26-year-old journalist Roman Protasevich.

Jennifer Mathers, The Conversation
· May 26, 2021 · 11:30 pm

What do Russia’s brazen foreign policy moves tell us about how Putin sees the world?

Re-elected for a fourth term, Vladimir Putin is not on the best terms with the rest of the world. But does he actually care?

Jennifer Mathers, The Conversation
· Mar 21, 2018 · 11:30 pm