Heroes or Villains? Volunteer Battalions in Post-Maidan Ukraine
Heroes or Villains? Volunteer Battalions in Post-Maidan UkraineIn: IAI Working Papers …read more Source: Istituto Affari...
Not so Quiet on the Eastern Front
Patriotism is in fashion again, as Lithuania’s fears of Russia lead to a discussion on renewing conscription. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
What’s Behind Lithuania’s Restored Compulsory Military Service?
About seven years after abolishing compulsory military service and amidst the tense situation in Ukraine, Lithuania has restored conscription. Eurasia Outlook asked its experts to weigh in on the deeper meaning of this maneuver and what its consequences might be. …read more Source: Carnegie Endowment for International...
Russian-Iranian Relations in the Shadow of Ukraine
The Middle East Program and the Kennan Institute at the Woodrow Wilson Center present Russian-Iranian Relations in the Shadow of Ukraine with Mark Katz Professor of Government and Politics, School of Policy, Government, and International Affairs, George Mason University, and former scholar, Woodrow Wilson CenterDirections: Directions to the...
Latest from the Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM), based on information received as of 18:00hrs, 8 March 2015
Please note that this report is provided for the public and the media The SMM monitored the implementation of the “Package of measures for the Implementation of the Minsk agreements”. The SMM, based on its monitoring – which was restricted by third parties and by security considerations* – assessed the situation in the Luhansk region to be calm,...
Spot report by Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine, 9 March 2015: Local cease-fire holding in Kominternove enables de-mining exercise
This report is for the media and general public. On 9 March 2015, the SMM facilitated the demining of the village of Kominternove (88km south-east of Donetsk) by the Ukrainian Armed Forces. Kominternove is located in between territory controlled by the government and areas controlled by “Donetsk People’s Republic” (“DPR”) and as a result...
Free Rein of Special Services Makes Russia Ungovernable
It took a week for the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) to produce a pair of plausible suspects in the shocking murder of Boris Nemtsov on February 28 (see EDM, March 2). Last Saturday (March 7), FSB Director Aleksandr Bortnikov reported to President Vladimir Putin that two men implicated in the crime were under arrest; and on Sunday,...
Berlin Fears U.S. Hawks Hurting Ukraine Peace Efforts, Ethnic Chechens Charged in Nemtsov Murder
Plus, Kazakhstan’s longtime leader hints at retirement, and the Czech president says universities are turning out too many lawyers and economists. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
The Russian Threat: Why Missile Defense Must Be A Priority
According to a new Gallup poll 18 percent of Americans view Russia as the top threat to the United States. This indicates that Russian President Vladimir Putin’s aggressiveness in Ukraine has begun to scare the American public. While 18 percent [Read More…]The post The Russian Threat: Why Missile Defense Must Be A Priority appeared...
Boris Nemtsov: The Death of the Intermediary
Nemtsov was the rare figure who could move between Russia’s public and private politics. From slon.ru. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
