Commentary / In the mad rush to disengage, we join in Putin’s extremism
By Hans de Wit and Philip G Altbach
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War: the impact on academics and research
Shortly before the Russian invasion of Ukraine began at the end of February, Viola Lynne, a prominent historian of Stalin's reign of terror, completed a project involving colleagues from both sides of the conflict.
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Maria Popova is an Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science at McGill University, where she holds the Jean Monnet Chair.
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