Western Sanctions: Helping the Russian Leadership Ride Out Recession
10 March 2017Recently, talk of an end to sanctions has been linked with Donald Trump, but some crucial European advocates of continuing them are about to face elections. So who would actually benefit most from relaxing the sanctions regime? Professor Philip Hanson OBE Associate Fellow, Russia and Eurasia Programme Measuring caviar at Russian Sea...
No Parasites in Their Ranks
Lukashenka suspends “parasite law,” but orders civil servants to make sure all of their relatives have a job. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
New Report on Armenia and Influence Buying Rocks Council of Europe
“For several years, a network of non-governmental organizations and its connections within the Council of Europe has led a merciless propaganda campaign against Azerbaijan to benefit Armenia.” This is the opening to an explosive report on Armenia, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), Azerbaijan, and the occupied territory...
Ukraine’s Ex-Tax Chief Faces Embezzlement Charge
A successful prosecution would mark a breakthrough in the country’s drive against high-level graft. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Nasirov arrested: a blow against corruption in Ukraine
Nasirov was accused of the unlawful restructuring of tax arrears from businesses belonging to Oleksandr Onyshchenko. …read more Source: Centre for Eastern Studies...
Kyiv: A City of Murals
Will the Ukrainian capital become a new center of street art culture? …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Czar Nicky’s Lonely Teardrops
Orthodox team finds no evidence of miracle in Russian-occupied Crimea. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Montenegro Awaits Senate Verdict: President Donald Trump Should End NATO Expansion Charade
Doug Bandow The postage stamp country of Montenegro expected to be rushed into NATO during Washington’s lame duck period before the unpredictable Donald Trump became president. But Senators Rand Paul and Mike Lee, to their credit more concerned about America than wannabe foreign dependents, blocked ratification of the ratification...
Moldova: The Captured State on Europe’s Edge
08 March 2017Twenty-five years after independence, Moldova still suffers from corruption and institutional failure. Only the EU can hold the government coalition accountable for reform. Cristina Gherasimov Academy Fellow, Russia and Eurasia Programme The Moldovan flag in Chisnau. Photo: Getty Images. As far back as 2000, the World Bank had...
Kremlin-backed militant leader claims ‘right’ to shell his own cities
Alexander Zakharchenko, head of the so-called ‘Donetsk people’s republic’ [DNR], recently claimed during an OSCE press conference that he is fully entitled to shell Krasny Liman or Artemovsk, as these are “his land” …read more Source: Kharkiv Human Rights Protection...
