global-e

Home

wall with art
global-e Publications

The Latest

The Geopolitics of the War in Ukraine

Now in its third year, the war in Ukraine has implications for sovereignty, international order, and great power competition. In this piece, the Russian invasion is framed not only as a violation of Ukraine’s territorial integrity but also as a challenge to the rules-based system, testing Western alliances and fueling economic disruption through shocks in global energy, grain, and raw materials markets. Ukraine’s vast deposits of critical resources and strategic position underscore its importance for Europe’s security and green transition. Sliwinski's analysis situates the conflict in long-standing geopolitical frameworks. The war, Sliwinski argues, functions simultaneously as a proxy battle between democracy and authoritarianism, a measure of U.S. hegemonic resilience, and a signal of Sino-Russian alignment. Ultimately, Ukraine becomes the focal point where geography, ideology, and shifting global power structures converge.

Read More  
global-e Publications

Isabella Genovese critically explores Singapore’s transformation into a globally celebrated “City in Nature,” moving beyond the city’s…

This article examines the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires (CABA) adult education policy environment as it is experienced by two…

From September 2022 to June 2023, Professor Hania Sobhy interviewed over 60 Tunisian teachers from different parts of the country, in…

This article features excerpts from a joint interview between Dr. Anna Winget, a U.S. collaborator on the "Crossing Pride Project,"…

EDITORS

Executive editor

Michael Curtin

managing editor

Victor Faessel

Advisory committee

Janet Afary

Alison Brysk

Jan Nederveen Pieterse

Contributing editors

Daniele Archibugi

Neera Chandhoke

Scarlett Cornelissen

Ayça Çubukçu

Richard Falk

Bishnupriya Ghosh

 

Penelope Green

Marwan Kraidy

Jie-Hyun Lim

Matthias Middell

Laikwan Pang

Yeidy Rivero

EDITORIAL BOARD

Lila Abu-Lughod

Celso Amorim

Ien Ang

Helmut Anheier

Arjun Appadurai

Roland Benedikter

Manuela Boatca

Craig Calhoun

Manuel Castells

Rey Chow

Allen Chun

Manuela Ciotti

Elaine Coburn

Donatella della Porta

Ana Maria Ochoa Gautier

Abdellah Hammoudi

Maria Immacolata Vassallo

De Lopes

Aniko Imre

Koichi Iwabuchi

Paul James

Dayan Jayatilleka

Mark Juergensmeyer

Habibul Khondker

Ranjani Mazumdar

Anne McClintock

Nivedita Menon

Sara Mourad

Tarik Sabry

Dominic Sachsenmaier

Saskia Sassen

Mona Kanwal Sheikh

Manfred Steger

Daya Thussu

Anna Tsing

David Wank

Wendy Willems

Steven Witt

Surichai Wungae

envelope icon

SUBSCRIBE TO OUR MAILING LIST