Society + Politics - The Deeping

Feb 28, 2022

Ukraine’s military is outgunned but can still inflict a great deal of pain on Russian forces

Frank Ledwidge, University of Portsmouth Ukraine’s ramshackle military offered no resistance to the Crimean annexation in February 2014. Since then the poorly equipped but well-motivated Ukrainian Army has taken thousands of casualties while fighting separatist forces in the eastern Donbas region. In the meantime, the country has embarked on an often haphazard reform

Feb 28, 2022

Higher Wages, Free Healthcare: Why Portugal’s Socialists won the Election 2022

In Portugal, António Costa’s ruling Socialists won the parliamentary election with an absolute majority. The Portuguese voted for higher wages and pensions and a strong public health care system. To this day, Portugal suffers from the consequences of conservative austerity policies. “This is the victory of humility, trust and stability. The people have

Feb 25, 2022

Ukraine invasion: what the west needs to do now – expert view

Stefan Wolff, University of Birmingham With the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Vladimir Putin has overstepped an important line. The west sat by and did little when Russia invaded Georgia in 2008 and annexed Crimea in 2014. But the full-scale invasion of Ukraine that is currently underway is impossible to ignore. Putin’s actions and

Feb 25, 2022

A Strange World

The story of my grandmother who exiled herself from Iran during the Islamic revolution. Click on CC for the English subtitles. Directed, shot and edited by Micha Akchoti

The Russian and Ukrainian governments both blamed forces aligned with the other for mortar fire in eastern Ukraine and for using the accusations as justification for increased aggression.

Feb 24, 2022

What are false flag attacks – and could Russia make one work in the information age?

The Russian and Ukrainian governments both blamed forces aligned with the other for mortar fire in eastern Ukraine and for using the accusations as justification for increased aggression. AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda Scott Radnitz, University of Washington In the past few weeks, U.S. officials have warned several times that Russia plans to create the

Feb 22, 2022

Windows Interview – Alessandro Fanetti

È il tema di politica estera di maggiore attualità in questo periodo: con la crisi ucraina, la Russia torna con forza sullo scacchiere internazionale e attorno a lei Stati Uniti d’America, NATO e Unione Europea cercano soluzioni diplomatiche. Ospite di questo appuntamento con Bruno Carenini, nella sua rubrica Windows Interview, è Alessandro Fanetti, analista

Feb 21, 2022

Americans are returning to the labor force at a quickening rate – do they just really need the work?

Plenty of places hiring, and more people looking for jobs. AP Photo/Nam Y. Hu Christopher Decker, University of Nebraska Omaha The U.S. economy surprised analysts by adding 467,000 jobs in January, overcoming omicron concerns and continuing a long streak of gains, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported on Feb. 4, 2022. Yet at

Feb 17, 2022

Textile Industry Catalonia: Are our new T-Shirts Made in Spain?

One of the lessons drawn from the pandemic is that globalization can be a disadvantage. Especially if you are dependent on raw materials and finished goods from the Far East, which may then not arrive on time. This has been the experience for many Spanish fashion brands that are among the largest in

Feb 14, 2022

Effective and cheap: Cuba’s vaccines brings hope to poorer countries

With Abdala, Soberana 02 and Soberana Plus, Cuba has developed three highly effective protein vaccines against Covid-19. After the third vaccination, they provide 90% protection against severe symptomatic courses. Unlike mRNA and vector vaccines, protein vaccines are cheaper and easier to produce and store. Cuba’s willingness to share knowledge of vaccine development and

Feb 10, 2022

Ukraine: how an armed conflict could play out

Julien Théron, Sciences Po Talks between Russia and the west have failed. Moscow has described the situation in Ukraine as “intolerable” and “a matter of life or death”. The US president, Joe Biden, has predicted the Kremlin “will move in” to Ukraine. The impasse was reached when the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, insisted

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