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Monday, June 6, 2022
Sanctions, Russia, and the International System - by Dane Rowlands There has been a lot of discussion, and sometimes confusion, about the use of sanctions against Russia because of its invasion of Ukraine. Economic sanctions have been an instrument of foreign policy for centuries, and disrupting an enemy’s international commerce is a common... More
Thursday, May 5, 2022
EURUS is pleased to congratulate Carl McMillan, who has been awarded the 2022 Founders Award! Dr. McMillan discovered his passion for Russian Studies through years of travel and study abroad – a devotion that would lead him to Carleton in 1968, where he would become one of the first directors of what is now... More
Monday, April 25, 2022
Axioms of the War - by Justin Paulson It is difficult to write anything short on Ukraine. Too-brief commentaries incline toward punditry, which of course proliferates whenever war breaks out; it’s been said that nuanced analysis, by contrast, dies swiftly as soon as the first missile is launched. History, too, tends to be erased... More
Wednesday, April 20, 2022
After Bucha: Reflecting on Images and Establishing the Narratives of War - by Milana Nikolko Two weeks have passed since the town of Bucha, a comfortable and cozy suburb of Kiev, where large pine trees were integrated into the modern cityscape, was liberated by Ukrainian forces. I know Bucha quite well; on many... More
Tuesday, April 5, 2022
Ukrainian Humanitarian Crisis – When Will EU Solidarity End? - Agnieszka Weinar Four million Ukrainian escapees [1] came to the European Union within five weeks of the Russian invasion, with daily numbers reaching over 100,000 per day in the first two weeks. Such flow is unprecedented – at the height of the Syrian crisis... More
Friday, April 1, 2022
South Caucasus and Russia’s War in Ukraine - by David Sichinava The countries of the South Caucasus watch Russia’s war on Ukraine with much trepidation. For some, it leaves an eery and acute sense of déjà vu, conjuring not-so-distant memories of regional warfare. For others, it further exacerbates a chronic and widespread feeling of... More
Western Sanctions and Increasing the Costs of War to Russia - by Joan DeBardeleben We are all well aware of the high cost that the war has imposed on Ukraine – catastrophic loss of life, health, homes, and infrastructure, and psychological stress. As a nation Ukraine is also at risk of losing its territory... More
Friday, March 25, 2022
No Winners in This War - by Jeff Sahadeo We enter the second month of the war in Ukraine with Russian advances largely (but not completely) stalled and Ukrainian defenders holding fast, even retaking some territory. As the battlefield settles into a back-and-forth for now, civilian casualties mount relentlessly as the Russians adopt a... More
Thursday, March 24, 2022
How Russian Television Primed the Public for War - by J. Paul Goode Following Russia’s invasion, a vigorous debate erupted over whether ordinary Russians support or oppose the war, with a great deal of attention focused on the kinds of information presented to them via broadcast media. It is well known that most Russians... More
Thursday, March 10, 2022
The Institute of European, Russian and Eurasian Studies at Carleton University is deeply shocked and saddened by the invasion of Ukraine ordered by the Russian government and supported by the government of Belarus. We condemn this violation of international law and the sovereignty of Ukraine as an independent state. We urge the Russian government... More
Monday, January 31, 2022
The Centre for European Studies is now accepting applications for Graduate Student Travel-Research Grants for Spring/Summer 2022, for travel to the European Union (EU) to conduct research on the EU, European Integration, or EU-Canada relations. These grants of up to $2000 are available to both master's and doctoral graduate students undertaking... More
Friday, October 29, 2021
Congratulations to Professor Piotr Dutkiewicz for the publication of his new co-edited book Civilizations and World Order. In their new edited volume, Piotr Dutkiewicz (Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada) and Elena Chebankova (University of Lincoln) fill the gaps in the existing theoretical and philosophical literature on international relations... More
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