John Foster / 29 Apr 2022
Assessing Russia’s War
Lavrov’s Nuclear Threat
After two months of war, the Kremlin is finally owning up to the crisis it’s caused.(...)
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Joel Schalit / 19 Apr 2022
Ukraine War Abroad
The View From Torino
Ukraine is everywhere. Wherever you look, from newspapers to graffiti and TV, everyone is talking about it.
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Joel Schalit / 04 Apr 2022
Making Use of Syrians
Russia’s Populist Exception
Twenty years ago today, it would have been the stuff of conspiracy theory.(...)
John Foster / 01 Apr 2022
The Post-Soviet Future
Ukraine’s Revolt, Russia’s Revenge, by Christopher Smith
If the war in Ukraine has taught us anything, it’s that really good henchman are hard to find.(...)
Maxime Sattonnay / 30 Mar 2022
Putting Refugees First
French Aid Workers in Poland
Everyone’s going to Poland. Not just from Ukraine, but Western Europe.(...)
Josh White / 28 Feb 2022
Left Against Putin
The Downing Street March
Walking up Whitehall towards Downing Street, the demonstrators flew the flag of Ukraine and shouted “Stop Putin! Stop the war!”(...)
John Foster / 25 Feb 2022
The Country to End All Countries
Russia vs. Ukraine
No sooner had the Winter Olympics closing ceremonies ended than the invasion of Ukraine began.(...)
Joel Schalit / 25 Jan 2022
Tremors of War
Holocaust Memorial Day in Torino
It’s an awkward sort of honour. But Torino always has the best Holocaust Memorial Day billboards. (...)
The Battleground / 24 Sep 2021
Introducing Left To Burn
The Battleground’s New Podcast
In the debut episode of Left to Burn, John Foster and Josh White discuss the fallout of US withdrawal from Afghanistan and the analogy with Vietnam. But that’s not all.(...)
Josh White / 06 Sep 2021
The Media’s War
Afghanistan and the Press
Throughout the US war in Afghanistan, Western media framed the conflict in terms that suited the governments of the day.(...)