Alleged Russia-Orchestrated Cyberattacks Won’t Go Away
As the U.S. presidential election hits high gear, the candidates and U.S. government won’t let the infiltrations earlier this year fade away. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Georgian Parliamentary Election Results and Aftermath
[Editor’s Note: This blog entry follows up on the author’s E-Note “Of Georgian Personalities and Politics: European Dreams, National Elections, and Future Days” that appeared on October 7, 2016.] Bidzina Ivanishvili’s Georgian Dream (GD) electoral bloc appears to have won a 49% plurality in the October 8 parliamentary elections....
Six Tasks for the New UN Secretary-General António Guterres
By choosing a former head of government as the UN’s ninth Secretary-General, the UN Security Council has expressed its wish for a more decisive executive. António Guterres lacks neither skills nor determination, but he has a tough task ahead.After four months and six rounds of votes, the UN Security Council has chosen its successor to Ban...
Russia Moves Missiles to NATO’s Baltic Border
Members of the military alliance squirm as Moscow transfers nuclear capable Iskander-M missiles to its Kaliningrad enclave. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Russia Lurking in the Background of Contentious Moldovan Election
If elected, the pro-Russia presidential candidate leading the polls might turn the country away from its pro-Western path, local politicians warn. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Kadyrov Apples Don’t Fall Far From the Tree
Chechen strongman has been criticized after three of his children fought in a MMA competition without proper protective gear. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
UkraineLab Forum in Berlin: Diversity as an Opportunity
The 4th UkraineLab Forum this year took place in Berlin. A large gathering of Ukrainian activists too place 19 – 22 of September under the topic The Polyphony of Activism. Exploring the European identity. The main topics of the UkraineLab forum in Berlin dealt with the dimensions of activism in Ukraine and Europe today and how they are changing...
Understanding Why Colombians Voted Against Peace
(Photo: AlCortés / Flickr) The Iran deal would have been dead in the water if it required two-thirds or even majority support in the Senate since every Republican — and a couple Democrats —opposed the initiative. It’s hard to know what a referendum would have produced. A majority of Americans wanted the Republican-controlled Congress to...
New book by Christopher Hartwell is released in Europe and the UK
Language English The dramatic events of Maidan in February 2014 shone a spotlight on the immense problems facing Ukraine. At the same time that Ukraine was undergoing turmoil, its western neighbor Poland was celebrating twenty-five years of post-communism with a rosy economic outlook and projections of continued growth. How could two countries...
Russian ‘Foreign Agent’ NGO Fights Back
Human rights organization Memorial says it will continue its work, even if the damaging label of “foreign agent” sticks. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
