Merkel in Munich
The German chancellor has made clear that Berlin will neither provide weapons to Ukraine nor give up its diplomatic attempts to end the conflict in the country’s east. …read more Source: Carnegie Endowment for International...
OSCE SPECIAL MONITORING MISSION TO UKRAINE TODAY MONITORS EVACUATION OF CIVILIANS FROM DEBALTSEVE
KYIV/DEBALTSEVE, 6 FEBRUAR 2015 – Monitors from the Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) today completed a full day of monitoring of the evacuation of civilians from the heavily-shelled city of Debaltseve in eastern Ukraine. SMM patrols were dispatched early this morning to Debaltseve after all sides agreed to an eight-hour temporary...
Weak momentum in Euro Area growth continues in winter 2015
Euro Area growth remains weak in the winter 2014/2015 according to the Eurogrowth Indicator calculated by the Euroframe group in February. The forecast quarter-to-quarter growth rate for the fourth quarter of 2014 is 0.3 per cent, unchanged from the January estimation. The forecast growth rate for the first quarter of 2015 inched up by 0.1...
Latest from OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine based on information received as of 18:00 (Kyiv time), 6 February 2015
This report is for media and the general public. The SMM continued to monitor the implementation of the provisions of the Minsk Protocol and Memorandum. In the aftermath of shelling, the SMM observed the impacts of shelling in Donetsk city and region. Military movements were also noted by the SMM around Donetsk. Plans to evacuate civilians from...
Ukrainian Democracy After the Maidan: Threats and Opportunities
The Global Europe Program is pleased to host the 10th Annual Ion Ratiu Democracy Award Workshop on Ukrainian Democracy After the Maidan featuring keynote remarks the 2014 recipient of the Ion Ratiu Democracy Award, Mustafa Nayyem, a journalist, democracy activist and Parliamentarian in Ukraine. Directions: Directions to the Wilson Center...
What We’re Reading 02/06: A Weekly List of Our Program Directors’ Must-See Media
Filed in Blog Topics: What We’re Reading How can closing the education gap positively impact the economy? Why does ISIS support vaccinations (even while forbidding other humanitarian efforts)? What immediate action can the US take to help Ukraine? Programs at the Aspen Institute have been scouring their respective issue areas to find and...
How to Start a Proxy War with Russia
On Wednesday, Ashton Carter, the president’s nominee for Secretary of Defense, made headlines [4] when he told Congress that he was “very much inclined” to arm the Ukrainian troops in order to combat pro-Russian rebels. …read more Source: Woodrow Wilson International Center for...
Meanwhile in Munich, Waiting for Merkel
Angela Merkel’s visit to Moscow for peace talks on the Ukraine crisis could be the last diplomatic attempt to end the fighting in the country’s east. …read more Source: Carnegie Endowment for International...
Seeming Truce Opens Humanitarian Corridor in Ukraine, NATO Plans New Rapid Response Force
Plus, devaluation speculation runs rampant in Kazakhstan, and a bombing reopens a Georgia police-brutality case. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Breaking trust
This editorial will be published in the February 16 edition of The Weekly Standard.At what point do we—the institution and our nation—lose our soldiers’ trust? The trust that we will provide them the right resources—the training and equipment—to properly prepare them and lead them into harm’s way. Trust that we will appropriately take...
