Ukrainian Identity after Euromaidan: Drivers of Change and Impact on Reforms
Invitation OnlyResearch EventUkrainian Identity after Euromaidan: Drivers of Change and Impact on Reforms14 Dec 2016 – 15:00 to 16:30Add to CalendariCalendar Outlook Google Yahoo Chatham House, LondonRussia and Eurasia Programme, Ukraine ForumParticipantsDr Mykola Riabchuk, Senior Research Fellow, Institute of Political and...
Ukraine’s Political “Frenemies” Seek To Avoid 2005-Style Split
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Three Dimensions: What Does Trump Victory Mean for Ukraine?
Following Donald Trump’s victory, Carnegie.ru asked three experts, one in Russia, one in Ukraine, and one in the United States, to comment on the question: “What impact will Trump’s victory have on Ukraine?” …read more Source: Carnegie Endowment for International...
A Russian Great Firewall Nears?
Moscow increasingly turning to China for help with policing the internet. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Ukraine’s Reaction to Donald Trump’s Election as U.S. President
Donald Trump’s election as U.S. president has caused anxiety among Ukraine’s authorities, who expected victory for Hillary Clinton and are concerned about her opponent’s declarations regarding possible rapprochement between Washington, D.C. and Moscow. Still, President Petro Poroshenko and his associates will seek to establish...
After French elections, one should expect changes to the “Normandy” format
After the presidential elections in France, the nature of “Normandy format is likely to change – an opinion stated by Co-Director for Foreign Policy and International Security, Mikhaylo Pashkov to the Observer. “Ukraine has to be ready that a candidate who wins the elections in France will stand for improving relations with Russia,...
The United States joining the “Normandy format” will have negative consequences for Ukraine
If the United States joins negotiations in the “Normandy format”, it may be unfavourable for Ukraine since the country risks becoming a bargaining chip in negotiations. This opinion the expert of the Razumkov Centre, Mykola Sungurovskyi told the News of Ukraine. He said that US joining negotiations can bring both positive and negative...
The Body Politic
Are recent intrusions from Russian authorities into issues of private choice part of a grand “biopolitical” approach or just run-of-the-mill, moral posturing? …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Militants stage ‘public repentance’ spectacle with supposed teenage ‘saboteurs’
Kremlin-backed militants have produced yet another propaganda ‘pardoning’ stunt involving two ‘Ultra’ football fans, while threatening that two very young men could face 20-year ‘sentences’ for so-called ‘state treason, spying &‘desecration of the state flag’ …read more Source: Kharkiv Human Rights...
Raw Fear in Separatist-Controlled Donetsk
November was unseasonably warm this year in Donetsk, an eastern Ukrainian city under pro-Russian separatists’ control. As you walk down Pushkin Boulevard, watching golden leaves gently drop to the ground, stop by a fancy coffee wagon and inhale the autumn aromas mixed with the intoxicating smell of freshly ground coffee beans; it’s...
