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March 10, 2023

Nikopol, a town 6 kilometers from Russian troops, and from Europe’s biggest nuclear plant | Ep. 206

A few days ago we made a trip to Nikopol, an industrial town in southern Ukraine located 6 kilometers from the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant.
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March 9, 2023

Words to denigrate: how Russian propaganda talks about Ukraine, and why - Propaganda Diary #6

In this episode of our Propaganda Diary, we analyze the vocabulary of Russian propaganda about Ukraine.
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March 9, 2023

Kryvyi Rih, the hometown of Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Ukraine’s president | Ep. 205

Kryvyi Rih is a big industrial Ukrainian city, and the hometown of president Zelenskyy.
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March 8, 2023

Ukraine prepares a counter-offensive and seeks support - Around Ukraine #6

Ukraine may be preparing a counter-offensive in the spring, and therefore needs military support.
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March 5, 2023

Marci Shore on Eastern Europe, ethics, and cruelty | Thinking in Dark Times #9

Marci Shore is an American historian and associate professor at Yale University, where she teaches modern European intellectual history.
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March 4, 2023

5 things to know about Russian imperialism | Ep. 201

How is Russian imperialism similar to, and different from, other imperialisms that we know?
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March 3, 2023

What is Genocidal Propaganda? Take 2 - Propaganda Diary #5

In this episode of our Propaganda Diary, we continue looking at the genocidal rhetoric of Russian propaganda.
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February 28, 2023

Can China’s peace plan stop the war? - Around Ukraine #5

China has released a peace plan with the aim of putting forward ideas that could stop Russia’s war against Ukraine - but are they realistic?
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February 27, 2023

What is Genocidal Propaganda? Take 1 - Propaganda Diary #4

In this episode of our Propaganda Diary, we look at the genocidal rhetoric of Russian propaganda.
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February 27, 2023

Syria, Ukraine, and parallels between autocrats - with Jean-Pierre Filiu - Thinking in Dark Times #8

What are the parallels between Putinist Russia and Syria of Bashar al-Assad? Why is the cult of violence widespread in both countries?