In September 2023, photos of a military parade celebrating the success of the Gabonese coup d’état briefly circulated across global media. Amongst the scenes of tanks in the streets and celebrations outside government buildings, two flags flew in ...
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In September 2023, photos of a military parade celebrating the success of the Gabonese coup d’état briefly circulated across global media. Amongst the scenes of tanks in the streets and celebrations outside government buildings, two flags flew in ...
As the Russo-Ukrainian war’s third year drags on, peace seems to be the furthest thing from the minds of both belligerents. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has made clear that he will not countenance any peace talks until all of Ukraine’s ...
As the Russo-Ukrainian war’s third year drags on, peace seems to be the furthest thing from the minds of both belligerents. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has made clear that he will not countenance any peace talks until all of Ukraine’s ...
Exhausted by centuries of imperialism, 19th-century Slavic intellectuals proposed “Pan-Slavism”—or the unity of all Slavic peoples along shared cultural and political lines into a singular geopolitical bloc—as a defense against neighboring ag...
Exhausted by centuries of imperialism, 19th-century Slavic intellectuals proposed “Pan-Slavism”—or the unity of all Slavic peoples along shared cultural and political lines into a singular geopolitical bloc—as a defense against neighboring ag...
In the fourth episode of a series diving deeper into Brown Political Review Magazine articles, Multimedia Director Mitsuki Jiang interviews BPR Editor-in-Chief Bryce Vist (’25) about his recent article, “Everybody Wants to Rule the Mother...
In the fourth episode of a series diving deeper into Brown Political Review Magazine articles, Multimedia Director Mitsuki Jiang interviews BPR Editor-in-Chief Bryce Vist (’25) about his recent article, “Everybody Wants to Rule the Mother...
The death of Alexei Navalny unites the Russian resistance in a powerful act of collective grief Prelude The third of March, Boston Common, gloomy afternoon. I stand in front of the memorial clutching four yellow carnations, my eyes wet with tears. A ...
The death of Alexei Navalny unites the Russian resistance in a powerful act of collective grief Prelude The third of March, Boston Common, gloomy afternoon. I stand in front of the memorial clutching four yellow carnations, my eyes wet with tears. A ...
How often do you think about “girl dinner”? What about Handsome Squidward? Or the Duolingo green owl? Regardless of whether or not you recognize those specific references, if you have ever used the internet, it is a near certainty that you have e...
How often do you think about “girl dinner”? What about Handsome Squidward? Or the Duolingo green owl? Regardless of whether or not you recognize those specific references, if you have ever used the internet, it is a near certainty that you have e...
Imagine accessing your driver’s license and passport, submitting a tax report, or signing a government petition in just a few clicks on your phone. That’s the reality for over 19 million Ukrainians who use the country’s e-governance tool, Diia...
Imagine accessing your driver’s license and passport, submitting a tax report, or signing a government petition in just a few clicks on your phone. That’s the reality for over 19 million Ukrainians who use the country’s e-governance tool, Diia...
In response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, then-Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Boris Johnson pledged to embark on “a remorseless mission to squeeze Russia from the global economy.” The United Kingdom not only imposed sa...
In response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, then-Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Boris Johnson pledged to embark on “a remorseless mission to squeeze Russia from the global economy.” The United Kingdom not only imposed sa...
February 25, 2022. The morning wraps Rostov-on-Don, Russia, in a chilly fog cocoon. Anastasia Nikolaeva puts on a hoodie and a white coat, takes a sheet of blank paper, and makes her way to a busy intersection. It’s been around 24 hours since her c...
February 25, 2022. The morning wraps Rostov-on-Don, Russia, in a chilly fog cocoon. Anastasia Nikolaeva puts on a hoodie and a white coat, takes a sheet of blank paper, and makes her way to a busy intersection. It’s been around 24 hours since her c...
In a recent spectacle that unfolded on the world stage, Kim Jong Un, the totalitarian leader of North Korea, embarked on a journey to Russia via bulletproof train. The purpose of his visit was clear: to discuss arms and aid with Russian President Vla...
In a recent spectacle that unfolded on the world stage, Kim Jong Un, the totalitarian leader of North Korea, embarked on a journey to Russia via bulletproof train. The purpose of his visit was clear: to discuss arms and aid with Russian President Vla...
Reid Pauly is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at Brown University and the Dean’s Assistant Professor of Nuclear Security and Policy at the Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs. Pauly received his BA in History and Gover...
Reid Pauly is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at Brown University and the Dean’s Assistant Professor of Nuclear Security and Policy at the Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs. Pauly received his BA in History and Gover...
The first Russian to win the Nobel Prize in Literature, Ivan Bunin, was unable to do so as a proud representative of his country. Introduced at the Nobel Banquet as “the soul of vanished Russia,” Bunin expressed his gratitude to “the hospitalit...
The first Russian to win the Nobel Prize in Literature, Ivan Bunin, was unable to do so as a proud representative of his country. Introduced at the Nobel Banquet as “the soul of vanished Russia,” Bunin expressed his gratitude to “the hospitalit...