Six Reasons Why Russia Should be Recognized as a Party to the Conflict in Ukraine
The fluctuating intensity of warfare in the Donbas region should be seen neither as a step toward freezing the conflict nor toward achieving a lasting peace. While Russia remains nominally unrecognized as party to the conflict by the West, the Minsk II agreement may well share the ineffectual fate of its predecessor, Minsk I. To avoid this fate,...
The harsh reality of Ukraine’s fiscal arithmetic
• Ukraine is struggling with both external aggression and the dramatically poor shape of its economy. The pace of political and institutional change has so far been too slow to prevent the deepening of the fiscal and balance-of-payments crises, while business confidence continues to be undermined. • Unfortunately, the 2015 International Monetary...
Europe and Russia: A tale of two pipelines
The European Union recently renewed its economic sanctions on Russia over the invasion of Ukraine, but Russia remains a big energy source, albeit with one big “if” — if Russia can get its energy to market. And that becomes a question of pipeline geopolitics. For Europe and Russia, this means the question of the “Turkish Stream” pipeline project...
French Hacking Trail Leads to Russia, Baku Blocks Amnesty Presentation
Plus, a Bosnian Serb who fought for the Muslims is arrested in Switzerland and Kazakhstan uses snow as its Olympic trump card. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Media Environment in Russia
25JunInvitation OnlyResearch EventMedia Environment in Russia25 Jun 2015 – 10:15 to 11:45Chatham House, London Russia and Eurasia Programme, Russia’s Domestic PoliticsParticipantsAlexei Venediktov, Editor-in-Chief, Ekho MoskvyDownload ResultsOverviewAlexei Venediktov will discuss the difficulties faced by media outlets in Russia and...
OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine to hold news briefing in Kyiv today
KYIV, 11 June 2015 – The OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) will hold its regular news briefing today in Kyiv. Michael Bociurkiw, the SMM’s Spokesperson, will talk about the recent Mission’s activities and the general security situation throughout Ukraine. Journalists are invited to attend the news briefing today, 11...
Mr. Putin Meets the Pope
Putin might be looking for a partner in Pope Francis, but the issues that divide them are many. With the Ukraine conflict again on the verge of escalation, that divide will likely only get larger. …read more Source: Carnegie Endowment for International...
Are Ukraine and the U.S. Allies or Not?
At this critical moment for the future of Ukrainian, European and U.S. interests in the region, the U.S.-Ukraine strategic partnership lacks both strategy and partnership. This much is clear after meetings with Ukraine’s political leaders, journalists, academics, civil-society activists and volunteers active in the conflict zone during our...
Maidan 3.0: Another Revolution in Ukraine?
Will Ukrainians take to the streets in sufficient numbers to overthrow their US-backed leaders? Over the weekend a large protest in Kiev was violently broken up by masked men while the police looked on. No word from the US condemning the violence. Elsewhere, the US admits sanctions are hurting Europe and not harming Russia, but still it presses...
Hungary Gets Tough on Migrants, Ukraine Rebels Try to Find Crimea
Plus, Albania seeks arrest of Italian investor/TV mogul and Chechnya’s strongman leader accused of running a private taxation racket. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
