Kristina Hook
@kristinahook.bsky.social
Asst. Professor, Conflict Management, Kennesaw State University. Fellow, Atlantic Council. PhD, University of Notre Dame. Anthropology in Ukraine since 2015. Genocide/atrocity prevention
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Panel 2: Ecocide & Environmental Crime was v good, esp Milena Serio explaining the legal implications of the international draft definition of ecocide, w/ @annackermann.bsky.social, Jonathon Turnbull, @daryatsymbalyuk.bsky.social. Moderator @kristinahook.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTiA...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTiA...
Panel 2: Ecocide and Environmental Crimes
YouTube video by Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute (HURI)
www.youtube.com
February 25, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Panel 2: Ecocide & Environmental Crime was v good, esp Milena Serio explaining the legal implications of the international draft definition of ecocide, w/ @annackermann.bsky.social, Jonathon Turnbull, @daryatsymbalyuk.bsky.social. Moderator @kristinahook.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTiA...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTiA...
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Great initiative by @ponarseurasia.bsky.social. Journalists, please note the easy links to experts available for commentary.
PONARS Ukraine Task Force: Incontrovertible Truths - PONARS Eurasia
Fact Checking Russia's Invasion of Ukraine with PONARS Ukraine Task Force As events unfold in Ukraine, PONARS Eurasia has created this page for the Ukraine Task Force to fact check statements made in ...
www.ponarseurasia.org
February 26, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Great initiative by @ponarseurasia.bsky.social. Journalists, please note the easy links to experts available for commentary.
If you know your Ukrainian history, pattern echoes Holodomor declarations:
-UA: naming the famine genocide, 4+ million killed & impunity of Stalin & Moscow; VS.
-RU: a vague & "shared" Soviet "tragedy."
Lack of accountability has always emboldened Moscow to kill again.
www.ft.com/content/6d78...
-UA: naming the famine genocide, 4+ million killed & impunity of Stalin & Moscow; VS.
-RU: a vague & "shared" Soviet "tragedy."
Lack of accountability has always emboldened Moscow to kill again.
www.ft.com/content/6d78...
February 25, 2025 at 3:09 PM
If you know your Ukrainian history, pattern echoes Holodomor declarations:
-UA: naming the famine genocide, 4+ million killed & impunity of Stalin & Moscow; VS.
-RU: a vague & "shared" Soviet "tragedy."
Lack of accountability has always emboldened Moscow to kill again.
www.ft.com/content/6d78...
-UA: naming the famine genocide, 4+ million killed & impunity of Stalin & Moscow; VS.
-RU: a vague & "shared" Soviet "tragedy."
Lack of accountability has always emboldened Moscow to kill again.
www.ft.com/content/6d78...
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Find the Facts on Ukraine: Get answers from academics and experts available for commentary here:
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https://www.ponarseurasia.org/about/ukraine-experts/
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February 24, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Find the Facts on Ukraine: Get answers from academics and experts available for commentary here:
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t.co/HVMlk6au6k
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As Trump continues efforts to pressure Ukraine into signing deal for control of their unmined rare earth minerals, reupping this piece by @kristinahook.bsky.social on how war in Donbas worsened environmental degradation after decades of industrialization & mining
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Environmental dimensions of conflict and paralyzed responses: the ongoing case of Ukraine and future implications for urban warfare
Unique within the recent history of environmental hazards, eastern Ukraine illustrates the dangers arising from conflict in an urban landscape heavily modified by human action (including coal extra...
www.tandfonline.com
February 23, 2025 at 12:27 PM
As Trump continues efforts to pressure Ukraine into signing deal for control of their unmined rare earth minerals, reupping this piece by @kristinahook.bsky.social on how war in Donbas worsened environmental degradation after decades of industrialization & mining
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Even Ukraine's street art tells what its people are fighting for.
[my photo, Lviv, Sept 2024]
[my photo, Lviv, Sept 2024]
February 21, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Even Ukraine's street art tells what its people are fighting for.
[my photo, Lviv, Sept 2024]
[my photo, Lviv, Sept 2024]
U.S. must note how easily Lavrov lies & how confident Russia is to lie about very easily disproven facts.
Russia's power attacks led to "17.7 million Ukrainians assessed to require humanitarian aid to survive winter" of 2022-23. Russia bragged about it 🧵⬇️
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Russia's power attacks led to "17.7 million Ukrainians assessed to require humanitarian aid to survive winter" of 2022-23. Russia bragged about it 🧵⬇️
newlinesinstitute.org/wp-content/u...
February 18, 2025 at 3:07 PM
U.S. must note how easily Lavrov lies & how confident Russia is to lie about very easily disproven facts.
Russia's power attacks led to "17.7 million Ukrainians assessed to require humanitarian aid to survive winter" of 2022-23. Russia bragged about it 🧵⬇️
newlinesinstitute.org/wp-content/u...
Russia's power attacks led to "17.7 million Ukrainians assessed to require humanitarian aid to survive winter" of 2022-23. Russia bragged about it 🧵⬇️
newlinesinstitute.org/wp-content/u...
A reminder true last year & true today.
"Russia’s genocide in Ukraine is occurring in the context of the most documented war in history w/ characteristics of all 5 prohibited acts, while key figures including Russian President Putin routinely self-incriminate themselves."
"Russia’s genocide in Ukraine is occurring in the context of the most documented war in history w/ characteristics of all 5 prohibited acts, while key figures including Russian President Putin routinely self-incriminate themselves."
Categorizing Russian Atrocity Crimes in Ukraine: Judicial Accountability and Implications Ahead - PONARS Eurasia
Image license/credit PONARS Policy memo no. 877 (PDF) One year into Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, International Criminal Court Prosecutor Karim Khan summarized the scope and scale of the de...
www.ponarseurasia.org
February 15, 2025 at 8:47 PM
A reminder true last year & true today.
"Russia’s genocide in Ukraine is occurring in the context of the most documented war in history w/ characteristics of all 5 prohibited acts, while key figures including Russian President Putin routinely self-incriminate themselves."
"Russia’s genocide in Ukraine is occurring in the context of the most documented war in history w/ characteristics of all 5 prohibited acts, while key figures including Russian President Putin routinely self-incriminate themselves."
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The unanimous conclusion of @chrussiaeurasia.bsky.social authors is that the only outcome in Ukraine that can safeguard the security of Europe is a convincing Ukrainian victory.
Western military support to Kyiv should be redoubled before it is too late.
Western military support to Kyiv should be redoubled before it is too late.
How to end Russia’s war on Ukraine
Safeguarding Europe’s future, and the dangers of a false peace
www.chathamhouse.org
February 13, 2025 at 11:15 AM
The unanimous conclusion of @chrussiaeurasia.bsky.social authors is that the only outcome in Ukraine that can safeguard the security of Europe is a convincing Ukrainian victory.
Western military support to Kyiv should be redoubled before it is too late.
Western military support to Kyiv should be redoubled before it is too late.
My latest for the Atlantic Council reflects on the cost of appeasing Russian leaders for the crime of aggression: invasion, occupation, annexation.
What will be some of the costs if this policy is pursued? ⬇️🧵
www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrain...
What will be some of the costs if this policy is pursued? ⬇️🧵
www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrain...
February 13, 2025 at 12:34 PM
My latest for the Atlantic Council reflects on the cost of appeasing Russian leaders for the crime of aggression: invasion, occupation, annexation.
What will be some of the costs if this policy is pursued? ⬇️🧵
www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrain...
What will be some of the costs if this policy is pursued? ⬇️🧵
www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrain...