In this episode with Associate Professor Alexey Muraviev of Curtin University, head of the Department of Social Sciences & Security Studies and a leading academic in Australia on Russia, we discuss the role that Russia plays in the Pacific, the ways in which soft and hard power can be asserted, and why we should never forget that Russia never gave up its title of super-power.
The Ukraine conflict offers a microcosm of the tensions inherent to the international legal order. Searching for justice via legal pathways, especially with relation to powerful states, remains frustratingly narrow.
Russia’s annexation of Crimea and Vladimir Putin’s instigation of war against Ukraine has caused a demonstrable break in EU-Russia relations. Moving from strategic partner to terrorist state, however, has come slowly and haphazardly for the EU.
Despite some initial hiccups, Europe has firmly supported Kyiv in the Ukraine conflict. While the further development of the Russian invasion of Ukraine is unclear, it may well ensnare Europe in a prolonged conflict.
