ZOiS Spotlight

The Impact of Wartime Trauma on Political Attitudes in Ukraine at ZOiS - Maksym Obrizan

Dr Maksym Obrizan is an Associate Professor at the Kyiv School of Economics (Ukraine) and a non-resident fellow at the Competence Network Interdisciplinary Ukrainian Studies Frankfurt (Oder) – Berlin (KIU).

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Identity Speaks: How Language Ideologies Are Reshaping Ukraine ZOiS Spotlight from KIU fellow Dr Liudmyla Pidkuimukha

Dr Liudmyla Pidkuimukha is a sociolinguist and Slavicist who specialises in language policy, ideology, and cultural studies. She is currently a fellow at the Competence Network for Interdisciplinary Ukraine Studies Frankfurt (Oder)-Berlin.

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How Russia Weaponises Food Security in Africa

Far from alleviating hunger, Russia’s grain exports to many African states have made it worse. For the Kremlin, the grain trade with Africa is a means of securing the loyalty of autocratic regimes and expanding Russia’s geopolitical influence. Ukraine’s ‘grain diplomacy’ follows an entirely different logic.