Ukraine’s Ban on Moscow-Linked Church Will Have Far-Reaching Consequences
The repercussions of outlawing the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate could be more serious than Kyiv seems to realize.
· September 4, 2024
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Why the Russian Orthodox Church Supports the War in Ukraine
By using force to try to keep the splintering parts of the once-unified ROC together, Patriarch Kirill is only driving them away.
· January 31, 2023
Can the Ukrainian Orthodox Church Survive the War With Russia?
The Ukrainian Orthodox Church has declared full independence from the Moscow Patriarchate, but for now that independence is recognized only by itself.
· January 17, 2023
Divisions and Defiance Among Russia’s Muslims
Russia’s official Muslim establishment blames the West for the rise of the self-proclaimed Islamic State and refuses to admit that radical Islam has a real social base, ignoring the radicalization of many ordinary Muslims in Russia and Central Asia.
· November 20, 2015
Exorcising Chechnya: Kadyrov and the Islamic State
Despite his harsh rhetoric, Kadyrov now takes a pragmatic view of the Islamic State’s influence on the situation in Chechnya and is committing himself to “exorcise” would-be recruits or returnees from the Middle East rather than merely destroying them.
· November 16, 2015
Germany, Turkey, and Syrian Refugees—the Biggest Crisis in the EU’s History?
October 29, 2015
Migration and the Syrian refugee crisis continue to affect Europe. How will the EU respond to this challenge?
- Gerald Knaus,
- Natalia Firsova
Putin’s Syria Gambit Aims at Something Bigger Than Syria
Shoring up the Assad regime and killing jihadi fighters are not the only objectives that Russia is pursuing in Syria. Moscow’s intervention is as much about Washington as it is about the Islamic State.
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