Section: Research Organizations & Think Tanks about Ukraine
A new Ostpolitik? Ukraine as a priority of the Merz government
One year after the CDU/CSU–SPD coalition took office, the continuation of civilian and military support for Kyiv remains one of the principal directions of German foreign policy. …read more Source:: Centre for Eastern Studies...
The Caribbean under pressure: What role for Europe?
The Caribbean under pressure: What role for Europe? fanny.pollet@i… Wed, 05/20/2026 – 11:19 10 minutes The Caribbean region is experiencing its most severe geopolitical turmoil in decades. The second Trump administration has proclaimed a renewed effort to assert US dominance over the Americas. In January 2026, Washington removed...
Measures Against the “Russian Shadow Fleet”
The so-called Russian shadow fleet primarily serves to evade sanctions on oil exports and thereby finance its war of aggression against Ukraine. At the same time, it is increasingly emerging as a security risk with defence implications for Europe. Vessels associated with the shadow fleet are being linked with growing frequency to acts of...
From Moscow to Crimea, Ukraine is winning the drone war against Russia
The post From Moscow to Crimea, Ukraine is winning the drone war against Russia appeared first on Atlantic Council. …read more Source:: Atlantic...
Ukraine’s experience can teach Europe how to defend against Russia
The post Ukraine’s experience can teach Europe how to defend against Russia appeared first on Atlantic Council. …read more Source:: Atlantic...
High unemployment and labour shortages: paradoxes in Ukraine’s wartime labour market
Even before Russia’s full-scale invasion, the Ukrainian labour market lacked transparency due to the enormous shadow economy, involving as many as 3 million people and generating more than 30% of the country’s GDP. The war has acted as a catalyst for several important developments, including a significant rise in wages, particularly...
Russia and North Korea: An Alliance of Desperation
The Kremlin can count on only one real ally in its war in Ukraine. Belarus has offered its territory for the staging of the war, and China has provided some dual-use exports that certainly contribute to the war effort. But only one country has sent a significant number of troops to fight alongside the Russians: North Korea. Today, about 10,000...
More Wars and Rumors of Wars
President Donald Trump is back from his business trip to China which had a lot of ambiguity over issues like Taiwan without having done either much discernible damage or benefit to American interests. The trip ended with the American participants dropping all the gifts that they had received from the Chinese into a large garbage bin on the tarmac...
AIPAC Favorite Ed Gallrein Wants to Bring Back the Draft
Ed Gallrein is running against Thomas Massie in Kentucky. Trump hates Massie because he opposes the Iran boondoggle war. Massie has also demanded the release of the Epstein files. Ed has received a whopping $11,824,741 from the Israel lobby. That’s on the high end of donations, so you get an idea how important it is to defeat Massie and...
Trump’s Failed Mission to China
The Beijing circus is over and Donald Trump’s talks with Xi Jinping produced nothing more than some pleasing photo ops and some performative diplomacy with no substantive accomplishments. There was no final communique at the end of Trump’s two days of meetings with Xi Jinping. Instead, we are left to rely on the statements from each...
