Alexei Ovchinnikov
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How new technology is helping make Ukraine’s demining process greener
Yelizaveta Temchenko
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Building Back Business as usual: Can the Rapid Damage and Needs Assessment provide strategic planning support for green rebuilding of Ukraine?
How food became a weapon in Ukraine
When we visualize the war in Ukraine, the images that usually come to mind are kinetic: tanks rolling across plains, missile strikes on apartment blocks, and drone warfare in the skies. However, a new academic study published in International Affairs reveals a quieter, yet equally deadly front line: the problem of food safety and the…
Liquid iron curtain: how the Dnipro turned from a cradle of life into a weapon of mass destruction
The war in Ukraine has opened a new and alarming chapter in the history of modern conflicts, where natural resources have ceased to be merely the backdrop of hostilities and have become direct participants in the tragedy. A new study by scholars from the Netherlands, the United States, and Iran convincingly shows how hydropolitics –…
Toxic legacy of the war in the air we breathe
In early March 2026, apocalyptic scenes unfolded in Tehran, Iran. Following intense airstrikes on Iranian oil refineries and fuel depots, the capital was shrouded in thick, toxic smog. When soot, sulfur compounds and heavy metals released into the air by the fires entered the cyclone’s path, “black acid rain” fell on the city. Local residents…
LNG dependency poses a risk to Europe’s climate ambitions
Martin Vrba, Marta Abbá
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“Combat mosquitoes” in reverse: Russia creates cyber-pigeons and dreams of “reprogramming” Ukrainians
We have already covered how, since the start of the full-scale invasion, Russian propaganda has tried to frighten the world with stories about “American biolabs” in Ukraine. From UN podiums and television screens, Russian officials seriously spoke about infected birds, “ethnically targeted” pathogens, and even combat mosquitoes allegedly aimed at Russians. At the time, these…
Four years of full-scale war in Ukraine: the environmental perspective
Ukraine’s peatlands and wetlands: climate value, legal gaps and restoration urgency
Ukraine’s wetlands are critical for biodiversity, water security and climate regulation. Globally, peatlands store over 600 gigatons of carbon and absorb 0.37 gigatons of CO₂ annually, according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature. Although Ukraine has a modest share of wetlands, its peatlands remain strategically important. Some areas are protected within the Emerald…
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