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The war in Ukraine has already not gone the way that Vladimir Putin would have liked. But he’s also having to conduct a war at home against those speaking out against the invasion and spreading accurate details of its impact on Ukrainian civilians and Russian soldiers. What’s more, there are murmurings of dissent among some of Russia’s political and economic elite.
Ben Noble, associate professor of Russian politics at UCL, talks us through this opposition and why it’s so hard to assess how deep it goes. How the opposition develops will depend on a number of factors and could be crucial to the outcome of the conflict – we’re likely to see further crackdowns as a result.
We’re also likely to see increasing effects of the invasion on the global economy over the coming days and weeks. But how far will the shockwaves spread?
Plus, does life really flash before your eyes when you die? A neuroscientist give us a very personal account of what research can tell us about our final moments.
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Jonathan Este
Associate Editor, International Affairs Editor
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Isolated: Vladimir Putin in a video conference with his Security Council.
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Ben Noble, UCL
The Russian president has already shown he will come down hard on domestic opposition to the war in Ukraine.
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Unsettling times.
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Nasir Aminu, Cardiff Metropolitan University
Here are the threats being faced by banks, companies and investment funds.
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Death is still a mystery.
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Guillaume Thierry, Bangor University
Humans can be resuscitated after 10 minutes, so we may have some level of consciousness immediately after death.
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Ukraine invasion
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Zeno Leoni, King's College London
China has suggested it could negotiate on behalf of the world with Russia, but what are the implications of that?
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Alexandre Christoyannopoulos, Loughborough University
Nonviolent protest could also prove effective in stopping hostilities in Ukraine.
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Jennifer Mathers, Aberystwyth University
Soldiers’ mothers have a history of opposing Russian wars.
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Ross Peel, King's College London
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Mike Duignan, University of Surrey
It may be soft power, but it still packs a punch.
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Environment
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Steve Fletcher, University of Portsmouth
Without action in the next five years, an extra 80 million tonnes of plastic may end up in the ocean by 2040.
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Ben Lincoln, Bangor University; Robert Dorrell, University of Hull; Tom Rippeth, Bangor University
Their underwater foundations cause different layers of the ocean to mix together.
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Lauren Moore, Nottingham Trent University
Hedgehog numbers may be stabilising in towns and cites, helped by routes through gardens.
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Science + Technology
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Daniel Brown, Nottingham Trent University
The Orion Star Count 2022 calls on us to go outside and count the stars of Orion.
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Ian Towle, London South Bank University
Macaque tooth wear was identical to our ancestors, throwing into question the long held belief that tool use caused the markings on hominin tooth fossils.
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Politics + Society
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John Curtice, University of Strathclyde ; Curtis Jessop, National Centre for Social Research; Dominic Abrams, University of Kent
The pandemic has not proved a ‘turning point in history’ - attitudes towards austerity and welfare had changed significantly before the crisis.
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Health
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Stephen Griffin, University of Leeds
Under a quarter of 12- to 15-year-olds are double vaccinated, while vaccines for younger children are still yet to be rolled out.
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Arts + Culture
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David Rowe, Western Sydney University
The sudden death of one of the country’s greatest sportsmen has come as a shocking blow because in Shane Warne we found a brilliant but flawed character we couldn’t help but love.
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