Humanitarian Corridors: Russia has a long history of targeting vulnerable civilians in pathways to safety
By Kirsten Gelsdorf, Professor of Practice and Director of Global Humanitarian Policy, Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy, University of Virginia, University of Virginia; and Jacob Kurtzer, Director and Senior fellow, CSIS Humanitarian Agenda, Georgetown...
Pandemic in a time of war: The dilemma of seeking shelter from bombs while COVID-19 infections continue
In late February, Kyiv resident Serhii Fokin had a tough decision to make: walk into a bomb shelter during an air raid and risk infecting those around him, or stay at home, risking being killed by a Russian missile. Fokin chose the second option, staying in his...
Beyond Censorship: How China amplifies propaganda for Russia’s distorted version of the war in Ukraine
While international audiences saw images of besieged Ukrainian cities and thousands of civilians fleeing the country through humanitarian corridors that have faced Russian bombardment, Chinese viewers were shown Russian aid convoys bringing supplies to beleaguered...
Public schools hope to resolve Milwaukee’s reckless motorist crisis with driver education programs
Monique Meese is worried about reckless driving in Milwaukee, a deadly threat that Acting Mayor Cavalier Johnson has declared a public health crisis. Yet she feels hopeful for the next generation of drivers, which includes her 17-year-old daughter, Alannah. The...
Part of $1B infrastructure plan to restore polluted sites on Great Lakes includes Milwaukee River Estuary
Federal officials said work to restore polluted sites on the Great Lakes, including in Wisconsin, will wrap up faster than expected after a $1 billion boost from the bipartisan infrastructure plan. President Joe Biden and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency...
The indentured servants of pro sports: MLB’s labor deal fails to address grievances of player and fans
By Victor Matheson, Professor of Economics and Accounting, College of the Holy Cross “People ask me what I do in winter when there’s no baseball,” second baseman Rogers Hornsby once said. “I’ll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring.” For a...
After using disinformation against the West for years the Kremlin finds itself under attack on social media
One of the wildest aspects of the first Great Information War is not just that you can follow Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in real time, minute by minute and step by step, but you can also join in. Because in 2022, information is power. And one of the many huge...
For China’s own sake President Xi Jinping should pressure Putin to end his war against Ukraine
Apologists of Russian President Vladimir Putin around the world continue to hold that he is a “realist” and “a rational actor,” and blame his invasion of Ukraine on the West breaking its 1989 promise to not expand NATO eastward. Following this line of argument, the...
World War Z: Why Russian propaganda is using the last letter of the Latin alphabet like the swastika
Russians around the world have been daubing the white letter on black backgrounds to denote support for their army fighting in Ukraine. The adoption of the “Z” as a symbolic expression of support is viewed as particularly controversial as it was originally daubed on...
Unearned Suffering: Critics contend that Big Pharma is supporting Putin’s regime by staying in Russia
Even as the war in Ukraine has prompted an exodus of international companies from Russia, from fast-food chains and oil producers to luxury retailers, U.S. and global drug companies said they would continue manufacturing and selling their products there. Airlines,...
Psychological Wounds: Ukrainians face an unknown future with lasting PTSD from Putin’s invasion
Arash Javanbakht, Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Wayne State University “Polina came to our bedroom awakened by the sound of explosions. I didn’t know and still don’t know what to tell her. Her eyes today are full of fear and terror, eyes of all of us.” Alina, a...
Nearly two million people have fled Kyiv as Russian military forces commit war crimes against civilians
Kyiv’s Mayor has said that nearly two million people have fled the Ukrainian capital as Russian forces advance on the city. “From our information, one in two Kyiv residents has left the city,” Vitali Klitschko told Ukraine television on March 10. The greater Kyiv area...
