How Should the West Respond to Ukraine’s NATO Bid?
It used to be that Ukrainians were heavily pro-Russian, and would have agreed to join NATO only alongside Russia’s joining. However, in light of the conflict ignited almost two years ago, it appears that Ukrainians have finally had enough and today, a supermajority favors joining NATO without Russia. The new thinking in Ukraine requires the...
Belarus Opposition Leader Mikhalevich Returns From Self-Exile
Lukashenka opponent detained upon return home to Belarus. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Russian Fighters Supporting Syrian Troops, say Reuters Sources
Russian soldiers’ selfies, social media accounts may indicate their deployment to Syria …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Russian military supporting Syrian troops, say Reuters sources
Russian soldiers’ selfies, social media accounts may indicate their deployment to Syria …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Assessing Canada’s Global Engagement Gap
Much of the recent debate over Canada’s global engagement has focused on tone. We decided to focus on the substance of Canada’s global engagement. In order to understand the state of Canada’s global commitment today, we assessed “global engagement” by looking at combined spending on official development assistance and defence....
Europe returns to the 1930s
Czech police intercepted a group of Syrian asylum-seekers on a train headed for Germany. Upon being detained, the 200 or so refugees were marked with ink numbers on their forearms. While clearly a mishap, it was not the first time that Europeans were reminded of a period many would rather forget.In July of this year, a Polish Member of the...
Groans, Guffaws as Yatsenyuk Accused of Killing Russians
Russia’s top cop made startling claims in newspaper interview. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Homo Ex-Sovieticus Faces Future With a Frown
Report says Serbia is one of only three countries where fewer than half of adults laugh or smile a lot. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Bulgaria Bans Russian Supply Flights to Syria
Greece mulling Washington’s request to follow suit. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
The ceasefire in Donbas is unlikely to last long
The ceasefire in Donbas is hard to call stable. This was stated by Co-director of Foreign Relations and International Security Programmes of the Razumkov Centre Oleksiy Melnyk, informs the news agency Voice of America. “It is difficult to describe this situation as stable – there are almost daily casualties. I do not even have the heart to call...
