Academia's challenges in the face of the 2022 Russia-Ukraine war

The European Union (EU), and Europe more widely, is facing its largest socio-political threat in a generation. As the political events between Russia and Ukraine, which have been festering since at least 2014, have now turned into a war, with many major Western and EU companies barring business with...

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Main Author: Jaime Teixeira da Silva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: European Association of Science Editors 2022-04-01
Series:European Science Editing
Online Access:https://ese.arphahub.com/article/83864/download/pdf/
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Summary:The European Union (EU), and Europe more widely, is facing its largest socio-political threat in a generation. As the political events between Russia and Ukraine, which have been festering since at least 2014, have now turned into a war, with many major Western and EU companies barring business with Russia, and with most Western Governments imposing increasingly stiffer sanctions on Russia, where do non-Russian academic publishers stand? This commentary takes a brief look at what we know, and where we stand. A humanitarian response is needed, but so too is a decision regarding treatment of Russian and Ukrainian academics.
ISSN:2518-3354