Judy Asks: Has the West Forgotten Ukraine?
A selection of experts answer a new question from Judy Dempsey on the foreign and security policy challenges shaping Europe’s role in the world. …read more Source: Carnegie...
Moscow Anticipates Anti-Russian NATO Summit
Ahead of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s (NATO) July 8–9 summit in Warsaw, commentators widely expect the Alliance to adopt a range of measures to boost security on its northeastern and eastern flanks. Moscow, however, notes a number of “signals,” such as the movement of United States aircraft carriers into the Mediterranean Sea or...
Moscow Offering Crimean Tatars Ersatz Autonomy
Having illegally occupied Crimea and worked to destroy the Milli Mejlis (the de facto quasi-governing assembly of the Crimean Tatars) and all other independent Crimean Tatar organizations, Moscow is now offering that nation an ersatz form of autonomy. Russian propagandists will undoubtedly use this alternative to undermine the will of the Crimean...
Ukrainians Jailed in Russia Flying to Kyiv in Apparent Exchange
June 14, 2016 …read more Source: Center on Global...
Expert discussion “Russian-Ukrainian conflict in the context of domestic processes in Russia and Ukraine”
On June 9, 2016 the Razumkov Centre, with support of the US Embassy in Ukraine, held an expert discussion titled “Russian-Ukrainian conflict in the context of domestic processes in Russia and Ukraine”. The discussion was opened by Professor Alexander Motyl, a prominent Ukrainian-American historian and political scientist from Rutgers University....
Large-scale escalation in Donbas is possible only with the participation of Russian forces
This month, due to the hostilities in Donbas, 28 Ukrainian soldiers were killed, and over a hundred were wounded. Relatively quiet early May gave way to escalation and the biggest losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine this year, informs the news agency BBC. Despite the increase in losses on both sides, currently we cannot talk about serious...
Ukraine Shields Gay Rights Parade From Repeat of Violence
June 13, 2016 …read more Source: Center on Global...
Brits Should Look to America before Voting on Brexit
Doug Bandow Donald Trump’s success in the U.S. is not unique. Europe is being buffeted by similar populist currents. Illiberal, nationalist governments rule Hungary and Poland. Austria nearly elected a right-wing nationalist as president. Anti-EU leftists share power in Portugal. Swiss voters have targeted immigration and Islam. The Dutch...
Controversial Russian Artist Pavlensky Freed
Known for harming himself as a form of protest, Pavlensky was fined for damaging ‘cultural heritage’ – the doors to Moscow’s KGB/FSB headquarters. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Hillary Clinton Criticizes Donald Trump, Reveals Herself to Be Queen of War
Doug Bandow Distrusted by most Americans and generating little enthusiasm even among supporters, Hillary Clinton has wrapped up the Democratic presidential nomination but fallen behind Donald Trump in some polls. Her antidote? A brutal attack on Trump for what she termed his rants, feuds, and lies. It was an ironic tactic for someone whose...
