In shaping patterns of future warfare, there is little doubt that militaries across the world will be seeking to absorb the key lessons of the Russia-Ukraine War, ranging from the employment of tanks to the use of anti-ship cruise missiles and the ubiquitous drones. For the Chinese military, these lessons might even assume a greater … Read more
In an article in The Diplomat at the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, I wrote that the conflict would have “hardly any direct impact” on my country, Nepal. I could not have been more wrong. Nepal is directly entangled in the war. Not only have many Nepali citizens gone to … Read more
In late summer, I joined fellow Doublethink Lab (DTL) co-founder and now Democratic Progressive Party legislative candidate Puma Shen in visiting Ukraine. In doing so, DTL became the first Taiwanese civil society organization (CSO) to act on a seeming truism in international relations analysis and related media commentary: that Taiwan should learn from Ukraine’s experience … Read more
Advertisement The lure of work in Ukraine’s war-torn territory has proven difficult to resist for Central Asian labor migrants, and Russian companies have taken notice. Despite the inherent dangers of working in an active conflict zone, opportunities in Ukraine have proven both reliable and lucrative. Embattled ethnic minorities like Tajikistan’s Pamiris are especially vulnerable due … Read more