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 should be completed by Christmas (maybe!). There is also time to play Scrabble with my wife Deborah.

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Credentials

I have a PhD in International Relations from the University of Oxford and am currently a research fellow with the Warwick Ukraine-Belarus Hub (WUB Hub) at the University of Warwick. 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 150,000 words of analysis and argument as of mid-2025, please subscribe for the modest fee of GBP£3 annually. That's less 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. The price will rise, so don't delay and subscribe today.

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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 

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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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