Retired Ukrainian Turns Apartment Building into Modern-Day Versailles
Passionate about Baroque, the author of the makeover wanted to “make something beautiful and unusual.” …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Strengthening Putin’s Political Position in Russia
The result of the presidential election in the United States will strengthen the political position of Russian President Vladimir Putin, both in terms of internal political power and international relations. Putin’s aim is to extend his regime’s hold on power, via re-election in 2018. He will seek to gain from the electoral defeat of...
Moldova Elects Moscow-Leaning President
Socialist Igor Dodon’s victory is marred by the logistics of voting abroad, where a shortage of ballots prevented many from casting their votes in the election runoff. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Donald Trump Is about to Become America’s President. Here’s What His Foreign Policy Should Be.
Doug Bandow Few people expected there to be a President-elect Donald Trump. Winning the election wasn’t easy. Governing will be much tougher. Although the Americans who voted for him likely are most interested in domestic and economic reform, international challenges are likely to prove more pressing. Indeed, the world may be messier in...
Russian Authorities Say Foiled Terrorist Plot
FSB detains Central Asian suspects allegedly planning to replicate the 2015 Paris attacks. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Estonian national charged with terrorism over involvement in Kremlin-backed conflict in Donbas
Although 35-year-old Vladimir Polyakov’s lawyer has condemned the imminent trial as ‘political’, this was not the view of the Estonian courts who agreed to his extradition, and the charges are almost the same as those brought in the United Kingdom against Ben Stimson for his activities in Donbas …read more Source: Kharkiv Human...
Stargazing and Art in the North Caucasus
An art show in a remote observatory brings new perspectives on art, astronomy, and life in Russia. From The Guardian. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Too Much Corruption or Simply Too Much Talk of “Corruption”?
Making a distinction between informal transactions and truly destructive graft is crucial to understanding the challenge facing Ukraine. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Policy Memo to the President of Ukraine on the United States after 45th Presidential elections
IWP has developed 15 recommendations for the Ukrainian goverment in order to maintain its close relations with the US. The document was written by IWP analysts in the cooperation with former US Ambassadors to Ukraine John Herbst and Steven Pifer. …read more Source: Institute of World...
US Mission to the OSCE: Russia’s Ongoing Violations in Ukraine
The ceasefire in Eastern Ukraine appears to be unraveling, and violence has reached peak levels not seen since August 2015, while there are ongoing concerns about human rights abuse and Russian military buildup in occupied Crimea …read more Source: Kharkiv Human Rights Protection...
