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The Case for Rebuilding Ukraine

Russia has caused unprecedented damage in Ukraine. And with no diplomatic end in sight to the conflict, many Ukrainians are wondering when, if ever, they will be able to go back to their homes. According to many experts, the answer is actually sooner rather than later. Can reconstruction begin before a war ends? Who pays, and where should world leaders begin?

Philip Zelikow

Should we fear this group of potential world rivals?

A group of nations known as “BRICS” – Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa – advertise themselves as an alternative to Western alliances, but a University of Virginia scholar does not see them as much of a rival to the United States.

Philip Potter

UVA Diplomatic Expert on the Implications of War Between Israel and Hamas

UVA Today turned to Stephen Mull, UVA’s vice provost for global affairs, for some answers to the violence raging in Israel and Gaza.

Stephen D. Mull

Professor Analyzes Legal Situation in Israel-Hamas Conflagration

Israel formally declared war on Hamas in Gaza on Sunday, one day after Hamas militants mounted a surprise assault on multiple Israeli cities bordering Gaza, raising questions about how international law applies to a fast-growing conflict with a complicated history.

Paul B. Stephan

Biden’s Hopes for the Middle East Imperiled by Eruption of Violence

“This will slow considerably if not kill the Saudi Abraham Accords deal,” said Mara Rudman, a former Middle East peace diplomat under President Barack Obama.

Mara Rudman

China’s Two Sets of Books

Eric and Eliot welcome Leland Miller, a non-resident senior fellow at the Asia Security Initiative of the Atlantic Council’s Scowcroft Center on Strategy and Security and co-founder & CEO of China Beige Book International. Lee explains how China Beige Book acquires data on the PRC economy as well as the pitfalls of using official Chinese government data. They discuss both the short and longer run prospects for China’s economy, the specific dysfunctions of one man rule of managing a large economy, the question of whether or not we have seen “peak China” and if that will make the PRC more or less aggressive vis a vis Taiwan. They consider whether an invasion or blockade of the island is more likely and why any of this should matter to the broader American public.

Eric Edelman