Saakashvili Vows to March on Ukrainian Capital
‘Kyiv needs to be saved,’ says the firebrand without a country. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Lessons from Lenin
Those advocating for removing historical statues in the U.S. would be well-served to examine the debates in the former Soviet Union about tearing down the figures of the past. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Netflix Rolls into Poland as Russia Slams the Gate
Internet TV giants make slow progress in CEE market, but locally made content remains a rarity. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Crimea: Baseless Conviction of Crimean Tatar Leader
Expand Akhtem Chiygoz speaks to then Tatar deputy of the Ukraine’s parliament, Mustafa Jemilev. © 2006 Reuters (Kyiv) – A Russian court in Crimea on September 11, 2017, found a prominent Crimean Tatar leader guilty on charges of organizing “mass riots” following an unfair trial, Human Right Watch said today. The court sentenced the Crimean...
G-Men on the Trail of Russian Media
Russian media could find themselves subject to Washington’s version of the notorious Russian ‘foreign agent law,’ reports suggest. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Russia Mystified by Wave of Bomb Threats
The false alarms have been blamed on Ukrainian terrorists, ISIS, ultra-Orthodox fanatics, even Russian security. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Watch List Findings: Sept. 16, 2017
What follows are the preliminary findings for issues identified in the daily Watch Lists this week. We are only sending findings that we regard as significant or potentially significant to keep this list manageable. We have findings for all the Watch List items. Should you be interested in findings not listed here, please contact us and we will...
New Appointments Give Clues on Trump’s European Policy
Language English Chroniques américaines As European leaders are poised to meet again with the American president next week during the UN General Assembly (Sept.12-25, 2017), they will probably harbor the same interrogations that have plagued them since Donald Trump’s election: what is the President’s European policy? During the...
Europe seen from Ukraine
A strong Europe needs a strong Ukraine …read more Source: European Council on Foreign...
What about Pensions?
Economy Judging by his statements, President Vladimir Putin does not plan to retire any time soon. Yet many of his potential voters are worried about their own retirement prospects. Will their pensions be sizeable and reliable? At what age can Russians count on receiving them? During a televised call-in show held in mid-June, the president left...
