Book Talk: A Successful Failure – Russia After Crimea
The annexation of Crimea has transformed the Russian Federation. Three years of economic stagnation, international sanctions, and unstable oil prices have all had their effect. Within the government bureaucracy, power struggles are underway with new plans to address Russia’s post-Crimean reality. The editors of this book will analyze some...
Macedonian Intel Outlines Alleged Russian Plans to Destabilize Country
Serbian intelligence also accused of involvement in bid to prevent NATO entry. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
South Ossetia Emerges as Financial Center for Ukrainian Rebels
Key bank there likely used to facilitate payments from Russia. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Crimean Tatar activist prosecuted for Facebook birthday greeting to Mustafa Dzhemilev
Rustem Mennanov has become the latest Crimean Tatar to be fined or jailed for innocuous social network posts. Such prosecutions are often pretexts for persecution, but also a form of intimidation and warning that even posts from years before Russia’s invasion of Crimea will be used for repressive purposes. …read more Source: Kharkiv...
Push the Alarm Bell Already
It’s time to put the catastrophic state of the region’s media freedom front and center. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Cultural Undercurrents in the Post Soviet Space
Society Most analytical work on Russia and the wider post soviet space defines the region in terms of democratic transition. Research questions largely hinge on why Russia, and many of its ex-soviet neighbours, have not successfully become democratic, or how long will it take for these countries to accomplish their transition, if ever. More...
Ukraine Claims Early Arbitration Victory over Gazprom
June 1, 2017 …read more Source: Center on Global...
Belarus: With Friends Like These. . .
Belarus and Russia share strong historical ties, but differences between the two countries following the annexation of Crimea call into question how durable this partnership is today. …read more Source: Carnegie Endowment for International...
Kremlin muffles question to Macron & Putin about jailed Ukrainian journalist
The Kremlin’s record of questions put to the Presidents of France and Russia at their joint May 30 press conference omits any message of imprisoned Ukrainian journalist Roman Sushchenko. Human rights are also given a wide berth although they were also certainly raised at question-time. …read more Source: Kharkiv Human Rights...
Saying Farewell to the Transatlantic Academy
Last week marked the closing conference of the Transatlantic Academy. For the last nine years, the Transatlantic Academy has brought together scholars and policy experts to explore different dimensions of the transatlantic relationship. For the final year, we focused on the relationship between Germany and the United States. The launch of the...
