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Politically United, Globally Isolated Russia: Article summary of 'Symbol of the war-but which one?'

What do different symbols mean in your home country and how has the meaning of national symbols in your country changed over time or in different regions? Kate Lozka, participant in the Tartu Winter school, reflects after reading an article for the upcoming discussions. But her findings and analysis are not only limited to the St George ribbon so what other symbols can we consider?

Getting Eastern Partnership in Perspective: Just a Political Placebo?

In leading up to the DescNet sponsored winter school in Tartu: Biopower and Geopolitics in the Black Sea and the Caucasus future participant Wasin Punthong (Thailand), postgraduate student of the School of Slavonic and East European Studies, University College London, reflects on two pieces of relevant literature in the field. What can we say about the Eastern Partnership from the internal perspective of the Caucasus countries? It is just a 'Political Placebo'?