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Last week Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a “partial mobilisation” of Russian military reservists to aid in his flagging war in Ukraine.
This engendered domestic protests, with reports suggesting over 1,000 people had been arrested while demonstrating against the slapdash call-up.
Putin has also increased his threats of using nuclear weapons, insisting he is “not bluffing”.
These actions may sound decisive, but they’re not. As Russia expert Matthew Sussex writes, they’re the exploits of a “damaged leader seeking to convey strength”.
But what effect will Putin’s mobilisation have on the war?
Sussex says “at best it will buy Putin time over another cold Ukrainian winter. At worst it will result in battlefield chaos and potentially mass slaughter.”
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Liam Petterson
Deputy Politics Editor
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Matthew Sussex, Australian National University
This is policy on the fly. At best it will buy Putin time over another cold Ukrainian winter. At worst it will result in battlefield chaos and potentially mass slaughter.
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Rieneke Weij, University of Cape Town; Jon Woodhead; Kale Sniderman, The University of Melbourne; Liz Reed, University of Adelaide
The findings will help us better understand how biodiversity responds to a changing climate over time.
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Camilla Nelson, University of Notre Dame Australia
From partying in California to activism in Australia, Grace Tame refuses to be defined by past traumatic events. The voice of her memoir, writes Camilla Nelson, is irrepressible.
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Lisa French, RMIT University
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Sofia Ammassari, Griffith University; Duncan McDonnell, Griffith University
Italy will have its first woman prime minister. And both Italy and Western Europe will have their first far-right majority government since the fall of Mussolini and the end of the Second World War.
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Michelle Grattan, The Conversation; Mikey Burnet, The Conversation
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Christina Watts, University of Sydney; Becky Freeman, University of Sydney; Sam Egger, University of Sydney
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Megan Topping, La Trobe University; Jacinta Douglas, La Trobe University
NDIS participants want to call the shots when it comes to everyday support. And they want to be treated like people, not commodities.
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Ron Levy, Australian National University
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Kristen Lyons, The University of Queensland
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Shirley Leitch, Australian National University
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