War in Ukraine
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On 24 February 2022, Russia invaded Ukraine for what it imagined would be a short-lived ‘special military operation’. The conflict is now approaching its fourth year and has become the biggest ground war in Europe since WWII. The researchers on this page can provide insight into various aspects of the conflict. Are you a journalist and do you have a specific question or would you like to get in touch with a researcher who is not listed on this page? Please contact the Press Office on 020 525 2695 or persvoorlichting@uva.nl.
Military law and international criminal law
- [Military law and international legal aspects of military operations | m.c.zwanenburg@uva.nl
Profile page](https://www.uva.nl/en/profile/z/w/m.c.zwanenburg/m.c.zwanenburg.html) - [International criminal law, international law, national prosecution of international crimes, human rights | a.m.dehoon@uva.nl
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Profile page](https://www.uva.nl/en/profile/p/i/b.m.j.pijpers/b.m.j.pijpers.html) - [Cyber warfare, law of war, military use of force, military operations | P.A.L.Ducheine@uva.nl
Profile page](https://www.uva.nl/profiel/d/u/p.a.l.ducheine/p.a.l.ducheine.html) - [International criminal law, international public law, international criminal institutions, (international) rule of law | s.v.vasiliev@uva.nl
Profile page](https://www.uva.nl/profiel/v/a/s.v.vasiliev/s.v.vasiliev.html) - [International criminal law and criminal procedure, international criminal tribunals, human rights violations | 020 525 3315 | G.K.Sluiter@uva.nl
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The region and politics
- [Eastern European politics, the relationship between Eastern European countries and the EU, Eastern European enlargement of the EU | 020 525 2267 | L.K.Maracz@uva.nl
Profile page](https://www.uva.nl/en/profile/m/a/l.k.maracz/l.k.maracz.html) - [European integration, political attitudes, collective identities, solidarity, nationalism, euroscepticism, growing inequalities | T.KuhnLancee@uva.nl
Profile page](https://www.uva.nl/en/profile/k/u/t.kuhnlancee/t.kuhnlancee.html) - [Russian politics, history of Russia and Eurasia, Russia and the EU | 020 525 4370 | M.Kemper@uva.nl
Profile page](https://www.uva.nl/en/profile/k/e/m.kemper/m.kemper.html) - [Historical memory and cultures of remembrance in Russia and Eastern Europe, with a focus on the annexed territories (the Kaliningrad region) | o.sezneva@uva.nl | 06 5540 9488
Profile page](https://www.uva.nl/profiel/s/e/o.sezneva/o.sezneva.html) - [International relations and international political economy, Eastern European transitions and political protest | A.FreybergInan@uva.nl
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Military history and the Soviet era
- [Military history (19th century - present), war volunteers, small states and the international system | 020 525 7733 | s.f.kruizinga@uva.nl
Profielpagina](https://www.uva.nl/en/profile/k/r/s.f.kruizinga/s.f.kruizinga.html) - [History of recent international relations, nuclear weapons in international politics, transatlantic relations, cold war, American foreign policy | 020 525 4659 | Ruud.vanDijk@uva.nl
Profile page](https://www.uva.nl/en/profile/d/i/ruud.vandijk/ruud.vandijk.html) - [Memory, history and law in relation to regime changes, transitional justice, the Gulag, the legacy of communism, oral history, Stalinism, Memorial | n.d.adler@uva.nl | N.Adler@niod.knaw.nl
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Refugees and humanitarian issues
- [European migration and asylum policy, refugees, integration, citizenship | S.A.Bonjour@uva.nl
Profile page](https://www.uva.nl/en/profile/b/o/s.a.bonjour/s.a.bonjour.html) - [Authoritarian governance, human security in violent conflict, international criminal courts, civil society | 020 525 7271 | M.E.Glasius@uva.nl
Profile page](https://www.uva.nl/en/profile/g/l/m.e.glasius/m.e.glasius.html) - [Refugees, border controls, humanitarian disasters, humanitarian responses to refugee flows | P.E.Pallister-Wilkins@uva.nl
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Media and news reporting
- [Media, international news gathering, war correspondents, local freelance journalists, mental health risks and emotional experience of war reporters | j.kotisova@uva.nl
Profile page](https://www.uva.nl/en/profile/k/o/j.kotisova/j.kotisova.html) - [Recognising deepfakes, analysing images and videos | 020 525 7516 | Th.Gevers@uva.nl
Profile page](https://www.uva.nl/en/profile/g/e/th.gevers/t.gevers.html) - [Journalism, news reporting, media companies, social media, disinformation | 020 525 7424 | M.J.P.Deuze@uva.nl
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