Tag: Putin
Remembering the past, looking to the future: how the war in Ukraine is changing Europe
Image: Emilio Morenatti/AP/AAP
Both sides in this war have plundered history. Vladimir Putin claims to be replaying the second world war by “denazifying” Ukraine, while his...
Why the world should be worried about the rise of strongman politics
The rise of ‘strongman’ politics,
exemplified by Donald Trump & Vladimir Putin,brings with it considerable
risk. EPA/ Anatoly Maltsev
Back in 2016, The Financial Times’...
Why Democrats have filed a lawsuit against Russia – and what Australian politicians should learn from it
The US Democratic Party have filed a lawsuit against
Russia, alleging Russia hacked party computers. Sergei Ilnitsky/Pool/AAP
Last week, the Democratic Party in the United...
No laughing matter: Armando Iannucci’s The Death of Stalin reveals the anxieties of team Putin
Adrian McLoughlin meets his end as Stalin in
The Death of Stalin. IMDB
Armando Iannucci’s dark comedy The Death of Stalin, on general release in Australia...