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Has Russia’s Aggression Against Ukraine Divided the World?

Pankaj Mishra, Author, Søren Liborius, Senior Diplomat in the EU's External Action Service, Ine Eriksen Søreide, Member of The Norwegian Parliament.

May 23, 2023

Is the strong reaction from Europe to the war in Ukraine an example of Western double standards, and the instrumentalization of concepts of rights and freedoms for political purposes, as some observers in the global south have suggested, or is the Ukrainian experience of resisting imperialism relevant to oppressed communities around the world. Can the language of human rights and democracy provide common ground, a way to a more equitable international order, or is it irredeemably tainted by its association with former colonial powers?

Ine Eriksen Søreide

Ine Marie Eriksen Søreide is Chair of The Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and Defence at the Norwegian Parliament. She served as Minister of Foreign Aff...

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Pankaj Mishra

Pankaj Mishra has a MA in English Literature at the Jawaharlal Nehru University in New Delhi. Mishra writes literary and political essays for the New York Tim...

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Svitlana Mykhajlyshyn

Lawyer, feminist and human rights defender from Ukraine. A specialist at the Center“JurFem: Education”. Works in the field of protection of women’s right...

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Søren Liborius

Mr. Søren Liborius is Chief Advisor from the Danish Foreign Ministry serving with the EU External Action Service, Brussels. He is focusing on strategic commun...

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