16.05.2022
What game is Turkey playing? The future of NATO alliance. Will Ukraine join EU?

Prof. Dr. Christopher Hartwell was on TVP World in Poland for an extended interview on Ukraine and especially Finland.

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13.05.2022
Should Russia Be Excluded from the G20?

After the exclusion from the G8 in 2014, should Russia be banned from the G20, too? Prof. Dr. Christopher Hartwell and Gautam Chikermane (Vice President at Observer Research Foundation (ORF), India) weigh in.

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11.05.2022
Institutional development of Ukraine in light of the EU integration

The “New Dawn” initiative aims at bringing together Ukrainian, Polish, and European scientists, researchers, and social and political activists as part of series of meetings devoted to the challenges Ukraine will face after the end of the war. Prof. Dr. Christopher Hartwell is one of the key-note speakers.

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19.04.2022
Ukraine not willing to give up Donbas region

Mariupol refuses to surrender as Russian strikes continue. Peace talks are still going nowhere. Experts Prof. Dr. Christopher Hartwell (ZHAW) and Raphael Cohen (Director, Strategy and Doctrine Program, RAND Project AIR FORCE) discuss the latest developments of the war in Ukraine.

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19.04.2022
Why Russian exports disappear en masse on their way to Switzerland

The massive discrepancy in the declaration of goods values, which can be seen in a newly compiled mirror statistic, is not an exception, but corresponds to the long-standing pattern of Russian exports to Switzerland. A contribution by Dominique Ursprung and Matteo Mösli.

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The NZZ also picked up the article:
Sanctions against Putin daughters (German)

05.04.2022
How far will Putin go and is peace possible?

The war in Ukraine is continuing to cause devastation with peace talks seemingly going nowhere. Will an end to the war be possible? Global Insight in conversation with Prof. Dr. Christopher Hartwell (ZHAW) und Maia Cross, Edward W. Brooke Professor of Political Science and International Affairs at Northeastern University.

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23.03.2022
«Man darf keine Berührungsängste haben»

Andreas Läderach ist seit über 30 Jahren im Facility Management tätig. Nun absolviert er eine anspruchsvolle Weiterbildung, den MAS in Business Administration. Ein Beitrag im ZHAW Impact mit dem Hauptthema «Silver Society» oder wie man sich mit «Ü50» nochmals für eine Weiterbildung motiviert.

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Article as PDF(PDF 209,3 KB) (German)

19.03.2022
Wenn der Arbeitskollege plötzlich im Luftschutzkeller sitzt

Viele Zürcher IT-Firmen beschäftigen Entwickler in der Ukraine. Die Zusammenarbeit läuft trotz Krieg weiter. Der Job lenke ihn vom Elend ab, sagt ein Programmierer. Ein Beitrag im Tages-Anzeiger mit einem Kommentar von Dr. Benedikt Zoller-Rydzek, der an der ZHAW über IT-Nearshoring forscht.

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17.03.2022
Mit Kreativität aus der Krise

Wer Zukunftskompetenz entwickelt, nimmt Krisen durch Vorausschau vorweg. Und das ist lernbar, auch an der ZHAW. Dozentin Dr. Albena Björck über Kommunikation während der Krise.

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16.03.2022
Experts' takes on Russia's war on Ukraine

Global Insight with an in-depth look at important developments in Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Guests are Prof. Dr. Christopher Hartwell (ZHAW) and KIM Won-soo, Rector of the Global Academy for Future Civilizations at Kyung Hee University in Seoul.

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13.03.2022
Ukraine: The Need for Economic Depth as Part of the Ability to Resist

In an analysis for the military science journal of the Swiss Armed Forces - Stratos - Prof. Dr. Christopher Hartwell explains the economic importance of the warring parties Russia, Belarus and Ukraine.

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Stratos (online)
SML-Update Blog

05.03.2022
As a result of sanctions, the ruble will become virtually non-convertible

The economic sanctions imposed on Russia are both harsh and lenient. The West needs to wean itself off Russian raw materials, but this requires greater US involvement in the energy market, says Prof. Dr. Christopher Hartwell of the ZHAW School of Management and Law.

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English translation as a PDF(PDF 131,2 KB)

15.02.2022
Tensions escalate as Western governments warn Russia could invade Ukraine at any moment

An interview on Arirang Global Insight about the Ukraine conflict with guest Prof. Dr. Christopher Hartwell, Head International Management Institute.

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07.02.2022
Tension rising in Ukraine as U.S. experts warn of possible Russian invasion

In Arirang Global Insight, Prof. Dr. Christopher Hartwell discusses the ongoing developments and whether the window for a diplomatic solution is narrowing.

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27.01.2022
Bulgaria, Croatia, Romania take key step towards coveted OECD membership

Prof. Dr. Christopher Hartwell with an expert opinion on the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) in Emerging Europe.

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