What should we make of Putin’s nuclear threat? As people in Europe try to become reaccustomed to the fear of nuclear war, this remains an extremely difficult issue to manage. The way that the European and US governments come to answer this threat will have a profound influence on their relationship with Russia and, even […]
The Russian gamble and the international order
Europe is undergoing its largest conflict since World War II. Ukrainian cities are shelled, hundreds of people have lost their lives and millions are fleeing their country. The European Union is called to provide quick and robust answers to the Russian aggression and Ukraine’s need for support, and to readjust itself to an international order that has changed overnight.
In the face of such aggression, does diplomacy still matter? Can a multilateral system that is already weakened and mostly incapable to tackle efficiently global challenges still play a role? And how serious is the nuclear threat posed by Russia? These are the questions that the Progressive Post addresses in this new dossier.
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It is not easy to trust the international system and multilateral organisations in the face of a military aggression and the death of thousands of innocent civilians right before our eyes. And yet international diplomacy still matters, and the rules of international law are still the paradigm against which unlawful acts can be judged and […]
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