| ID | 186383 |
| Title Proper | Russia's Invasion of Ukraine, Failed Sanctions, the U.S. Abortion Debate, and other World Affairs from India to Iran |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Norman, Emma R |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | We begin this second, expanded issue in the 185th (2022) volume of World Affairs journal (WAJ) on a most somber note with a powerful response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. In early March of this year, the journal received an urgent open letter to the German government by 96 experts on Eastern Europe and international security subtitled “Peace and Stability in Europe Depend on Ukraine's Destiny” (Umland et al. 2022). The letter was published in WAJ's OnlineFirst shortly thereafter and leads this summer 2022 issue. Its numerous and distinguished authors—academics and policy experts—call resoundingly for more resolute action from the international community. The letter focuses on a much greater need for action in favor of regional security in Europe as a matter of its utmost self-interest. It also highlights the precursor events underpinning the escalation of military aggression toward Ukraine for the last two decades. The 96 signatories warn that toothless policies and sanctions will do (and are doing) little to quell the humanitarian tragedies occurring in Ukraine and beyond as tens of thousands of refugees flee to neighboring countries, witnessing and experiencing carnage and destruction and fearing for the safety of loved ones left behind. Among those affected are a member of WAJ's editorial board and a regular contributor to the journal, originally based in Kyiv. |
| `In' analytical Note | World Affairs US Vol. 185, No.2; Summer 2022: p.232-238 |
| Journal Source | World Affairs US Vol: 185 No 2 |
| Key Words | Sanctions ; International Security ; Russia ; Ukraine ; Europe ; Humanitarian Crisis ; Putin ; Oligarchs |