Ukraine war: why WWI comparisons can lead to underestimates of Russia’s strengths: The current conflict in Ukraine frequently elicits parallels with the first world war. It’s a comparison being made by politicians, journalists, analysts and military personnel. Coverage over the past winter months, for example, has focused on how Ukrainians are fighting in WWI-like muddy …
Russia: The west underestimates the power of state media: Zhenya Voevodina/Shutterstock Many western countries have a wide range of news sources that are free from direct government interference. From the development of multi-channel television, rolling 24-hour news journalism, to the ever-expanding choice, immediacy and reach of online and social media, the infrastructure of western national …
What my 20 years in Afghanistan taught me about the Taliban – and how the west consistently underestimates them: It was April 1995, and I was preparing to travel to Afghanistan for my first volunteer post with a UK charity. I had travelled to London to meet the Afghanistan director for the non-governmental organisation (NGO) …