I write about international politics and security policy, with a particular focus on Russia, Belarus and Ukraine. My first book, Belarus in Crisis: From Domestic Unrest to the Russia-Ukraine War, is available from Hurst Publishers (details here). I'm currently working on a second book which is about US-Russia relations, and which I hope will be published in 2026.

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There is also time to play Scrabble with my wife Deborah. She reluctantly concedes that my long winning streak might not be down to chance alone. She, however, wields a hedge trimmer, bakes cakes and puts up shelves better than I ever could; among her many other talents.

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Credentials

I have a PhD in International Relations from the University of Oxford and my most recent academic post was at the University of Warwick, where I co-led a project called the Warwick Ukraine-Belarus Hub (WUB Hub). I continue to teach classes in International Relations and International Security. Please see here for details of other services I can offer.

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My blog

Everything written on the blog is my raw, independent opinion. For access to all blog content, about 200,000 words of analysis and argument as of the close of 2025, please subscribe for the modest fee of GBP£4 annually. That's no more than the price of a High Street coffee. The fee contributes to the costs of web hosting and similar, although I need an awful lot more subscribers to get anywhere close to covering overheads. I keep a blog because I enjoy writing and thinking about international politics; it is not an effort to make money. It is also free from AI. 

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Can you support the site further?

My website does not have any funding or sponsorship. ​​If you find my insights helpful, in addition to subscribing, please do consider buying me a coffee (click here) or a copy of my book. It really will help me to keep going! And you get to feel smug and charitable about it.

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Social media 

You can find me on X/Twitter (@paulhansbury1), LinkedIn and Facebook. Please click on the icons at the bottom of the screen.

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P.S.

For readers interested in human rights, then I would like to point you to my late wife's book: taking up philosophical criticisms of the liberal basis for human rights, it offers a reformulation grounded in relational theory. It's pricey, but why not order a copy for your local/institutional library? 

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