Donald Trump Talks of Crimea Recognition
The Republican presidential contender said he “has nothing to do with Putin,” but suggests he might recognize the annexation of part of Ukraine if given the chance. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Toss Turkey out of NATO: U.S. Doesn’t Need Civilian Dictatorship or Military Junta
Doug Bandow Turkey’s brief democratic moment is ending. The rise of Recep Tayyip Erdogan and the Development and Justice Party (AKP) in 2002 signaled the collapse of the militarized secular republic created by Mustafa Kemal Ataturk. The failed coup of two weeks ago killed the semi-liberal democracy that briefly replaced Kemalism. NATO is an...
Reformers warn of dangers in new bill on High Council of Justice
While broadly welcoming the law, the Reanimation Package of Reforms propose some amendments to ensure mechanisms of response to judges’ complaints of interference in their work, and to prevent preservation of the old system …read more Source: Kharkiv Human Rights Protection...
Any cooperation between NATO and Russia should be regarded with skepticism
Ukraine faces a worsening war in the east, a high-profile assassination of a prominent journalist on the streets of central Kyiv that portends a wave of internal violence, and a damning report of prisoner abuse and torture. Not to mention U.S.-Russian military cooperation against the Islamic State and a NATO alliance that continually makes...
Lessons from Ukraine: Why a Europe-Led Geo-Economic Strategy is Succeeding
Over the past three years, the United States, Europe, and other Western allies have been unexpectedly successful at maintaining a unified, coherent, and effective policy to block Russian assertiveness. This is true even though proximity, intense interests, and the decision by Europe and the United States to rule out direct use of military force...
Obama Hints at Russian Hand in Damaging Leak
U.S. intelligence agencies are investigating reports that government-backed hackers may have penetrated Democratic Party servers. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Between Victory and Betrayal: How to Move Ukraine’s Anticorruption Reforms Forward
Two years after the Maidan, most Ukrainians see little progress in fighting corruption. …read more Source: Carnegie Endowment for International...
Move to sharply curtail peaceful gatherings in Russian-occupied Crimea
The number of places where in theory meetings can be held has halved throughout Crimea, while in some places, like Kerch, the restrictions are much more extreme. …read more Source: Kharkiv Human Rights Protection...
Russian gets 2 years for reposting that Crimea should be returned to Ukraine
A second Russian court has found Andrei Bubeev guilty of ‘calls to violate Russia’s territorial integrity for reposting an article entitled “Crimea is Ukraine”, as well as of ‘extremism’ for reposting a toothpaste tube with the caption “Squeeze Russia out of yourself” …read more Source: Kharkiv Human Rights...
Russia moves to silence imprisoned Crimean Tatar leader
Russia’s most openly lawless prosecution since occupying Crimea has descended to a new low with the refusal to allow Crimean Tatar leader Akhtem Chiygoz to even attend his own court hearings and the unfounded decision to separate the proceedings into two trials. …read more Source: Kharkiv Human Rights Protection...
