The Russia-Ukrainian war has gripped the world. Here is a compilation of past research, studies, and commentaries on the Ukrainian Crisis since 2014 until present day. These works encompass surrounding factors and issues that have compiled tensions towards Russia declaring war on Ukraine to allow a multidimensional look at the build-up towards this war.
March 12, 2014 – The Crimean Referendum: Myth and Reality by Dr. David Carment
March 18, 2014 – Is Ukraine A Failed State? by Dr. David Carment
March 20, 2014 – Putin Grabs the Crimea But Loses Ukraine by Taras Kuzio
March 22, 2014 – The Future of NATO by Dr. David Carment
March 27, 2014 – Preventing Conflict: From Macedonia to Crimea and Back Again by Dr. David Carment
Nov. 24, 2014 – Putin, Crimea and the Art (and Dangers) of the Fait Accompli: Part I – The Art by George Stairs
Nov. 28, 2014 – Selling Ukraine’s Fragile Peace with a Silent War by Dr. David Carment
Dec. 8, 2014 – Putin, Crimea and the Art (and Dangers) of the Fait Accompli: Part II – The Dangers by George Stairs
Jan. 5, 2015 – Putin, Crimea, and the Art (and Dangers) of the Fait Accompli: Part III – Where Are We Now?by George Stairs
Feb. 9, 2015 – Can Europe’s New Iron Lady Do It? by Dr. David Carment
Aug. 10, 2015 – An E-Diplomacy Effort Between Ukrainian, Russian and Canadian Experts by Adnan Zuberi
Aug. 10, 2015 – An E-Diplomacy Effort: Panel Reflections by iAffairs Canada
Oct. 23, 2015 – Trudeau’s Turn to Take the Putin Test: Russian News Media on the Canadian Election by Katrina Koleva
Nov. 23, 2015 – Five Things I Learned About Twitter During the Crisis in Ukraine by Dr. David Carment
Dec. 10, 2015 – Why the Crimean Conflict is Back in the Spotlight by Dr. David Carment and Milana Nikolko
Feb. 8, 2016 – The Eastern Partnership Initiative: Counteracting Russian Influence on Europe’s Periphery by Otto Faludi
March 15, 2016 – ISIS and Central Asia: New Security Opportunities for a Receding Russia by Pierre Bussieres
March 21, 2016 – Russia’s Withdrawal from Syria: An End or a New Beginning? by Katrina Koleva
May 17, 2016 – Eurovision Song Contest 2016: More Politics, Less Entertainment by Katrina Koleva
June 22, 2017 – Post-Soviet Migration and Diasporas: From Global Perspectives to Everyday Practices by Katrina Koleva
Oct. 27, 2017 – Where to Draw the Line in Ukraine: Is a Peacekeeping Mission Possible? Necessary? by Dr. David Carment
March 26, 2018 – NATO-Russia Relations and the Prospect for Conflict Resolution in Ukraine: A Q&A with Radoslava Stefanova by Katrina Koleva
Sept. 20, 2018 – Russia Heading for the Apocalypse? I Think Not by Mark Galeotti
Sept. 24, 2018 – An Austrian Wedding and Bilat in Berlin: Implications for Russia-Ukraine Conflict by Andrew Rasiulis
Dec. 20, 2018 – The Future of War: The Risks in Confronting China and Russia by Dr. David Carment and Dani Belo
March 28, 2019 – Ukraine’s Election Battleground Amidst Scandal, Controversy and Interference by Dr. David Carment and Dani Belo
March 30, 2019 – Ukrainian Elections 2019: Potential Implications for Relations with Russia by Andrew Rasiulis
May 10, 2019 – Protecting Minority Rights to Undermine Russia’s Compatriots Strategy by Dr. David Carment and Dani Belo
May 13, 2019 – CIFP 2019 Ukraine Conflict Diagnostic by Nick Anderson, Beth Dodwell, Christian Gabriel, and Patrick Mulligan
Aug. 14, 2019 – Turkey and the S-400: Reconciling Strategic Diversification with Reliance on NATO? by Scott Bryce Aubrey
July 1, 2019 – CIFP Policy Proposal – 2019 Ukraine Commission on Landmine and Other Explosives Alert, Notify, Educate, Remove by Reema Bakshi, Christian Gabriel, Itai Gibli, and Erik Vouvalidis
Jan. 27, 2021 – Chechnya’s LGBTQ2+ Human Rights Violations: An Opportunity for a Canadian-Led Response? by Christopher Anthony
Feb 17, 2021 – Canada and Germany: Managing A Changing Geo-Political World Order by Waqas I. Yousafzai and Mohammed Rizwan
Dec 4, 2021 – Russian Elections: Authoritarianism or Limited Democracy by Kathleen McKinnon
Jan 2, 2022 – Why the Russians Aren’t Coming by Egor Evsikov
Feb 5, 2022 – The Russia-West Standoff: ‘Locked into War’ by Dr. David Carment
March 27, 2022 – Let’s Stop Pretending Canada Isn’t at War in Ukraine by Dr. David Carment and Dani Belo
April 16, 2022 –Why Non-Western Countries Tend to See Russia’s War Very, Very Differently by Trita Parsi
May 2, 2022 – These Countries are Willing to Risk US Ire Over Russia-Ukraine by Stephen Kinzer
June 6, 2022 – The Ukraine Crisis – More War or Shared Responsibility? by Dr. David Carment and Dani Belo
July 7, 2022 – Reaching a Just and Lasting Peace in Ukraine by The Science and Ethics of Happiness Study Group
July 14, 2022 – Ukraine’s ‘Servant of the People’ is a Western Fiction by Dimitri Lascaris
August 19, 2022 – Get Back to Foreign Policy Basics, Ditch Faulty Approach on Ukraine by Bhagwant Sandhu
October 4, 2022 – The war in Ukraine started with Iraq by Shaun Narine
December 4, 2022 – As the Ukraine War Derails Efforts to Solve the Climate Crisis, a New One Looms — The Fight for Peace by Shaun Lovejoy
February 2, 2023 – The Russia-Ukraine Crisis: Challenges and Opportunities to Address Grand Corruption in a Changing Geopolitical Order by Asma Zribi
February 22, 2023 – Putin & Zelensky: Sinners and Saints who fit our Historic Narrative by Stephen Kinzer
March 24, 2023 – How America Took out the Nord Stream Pipeline by Seymour Hersh
March 29, 2023 – Carment: Canada should not support regime change against Russia by Dr. David Carment
This timeline compilation was put together by iAffairs’ Associate Editor Trisha Singh and edited by iAffairs’ Managing Editor Eranga Wikramanayake.
