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Global Affairs Session 80 18 August 2026 UKRAINE AND RUSSIA — A FOREVER ENGAGEMENT? A war deep into its fifth year By August 2026, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine had entered its fifth bloody year with no durable ceasefire and no decisive battlefield breakthrough. The conflict had become a contest of drones, ballistic missiles, air defence, logistics and industrial capacity, while stalled diplomacy and the Iran war reshaped military resources, energy markets and Russia’s leverage.

Global Affairs Session 72 04 August 2026 JOHN MEARSHEIMER’S WARNING TO USA American hegemony seriously at risk John Mearsheimer warns that American global dominance is fading because liberal hegemony failed, the world has shifted into a dangerous multipolar era, and overextended conflicts in West Asia and Europe risk severe strategic defeats.

Global Affairs Session 43 26 May 2026 RUSSIA-UKRAINE: DEADLY GAME Shared roots, divided histories, unresolved war Ukraine and Russia share deep historical links through Kyivan Rus', but their paths diverged sharply after the Mongol invasion, leaving Ukraine to develop between competing empires while Moscow grew into a large one. Post-1991 disputes over Crimea, security and identity escalated into war in 2014 and full-scale invasion in 2022, a conflict still unresolved as of 2026.