Learning the right lessons, too late
Russia / World Wherever one looks, Russian foreign policy is missing the mark. Ukraine continues to integrate into European institutions, with a liberalized visa regime put into force in June 2017 and Ukraine designated as an aspirant country by NATO in March 2018. In the United States, President Donald Trump has largely preserved and...
Goodbye Trumpian Promises; Hello Beltway Swamp
Ted Galen Carpenter President Trump’s appointment of John Bolton as national security advisor is his final betrayal of anything resembling a realist foreign policy. During the 2016 presidential run, Trump’s statements were a curious, contradictory mixture of realism and extreme nationalistic belligerence. In the former category were...
Antonov: The Unsung Victim of the Russia-Ukraine Conflict
Russia and Ukraine have discussed joint aircraft industry projects numerous times, but in the context of other problems, such as their gas disputes. The two sides brought more and more resources to the table, trying to get a better deal in the conflict. Antonov was just one of the tools used as a bargaining chip in gas price negotiations....
Russia Searches for Culprits in Deadly Mall Fire
As thousands protest, regional governor says his main job is to quell opposition unrest. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
The Irish border and the limits to taking back control
While Theresa May’s Cabinet colleagues now seem supportive of her approach to Brexit, the same cannot be said of her European counterparts. Instead, their guidelines issued last week for the future partnership outline a trading relationship that would necessitate a special status for Northern Ireland, indicating that the parties are on a...
Ukraine Reform Monitor: March 2018
Reforms in Ukraine have taken a back seat during a protracted season of electoral politics. A key question is whether the rival factions can compete peacefully and avoid destabilizing the country again. …read more Source: Carnegie...
Why Europe shouldn’t follow Australia’s lead on asylum seekers
Australia’s harsh asylum policies have been touted as a possible solution to Europe’s so-called refugee crisis. Politicians in the UK, France, Holland, Denmark, Austria and Belgium have advocated for an Australian-style approach aimed at blocking asylum seekers from accessing Europe. But there are a few reasons Europe should be wary...
Theresa May Hails Joint Action Against Russia
More than 100 suspected intelligence agents to be expelled as U.S., Canada, Ukraine join Britain and most of the EU. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Russia’s Messner Doctrine?
Politics Theresa May, Britain’s Prime Minister, has called the attempted poisoning of the ex-spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter “an unlawful use of force” by the Russian state against the United Kingdom. Her accusation is based on her government’s forensics team discovering traces of Novichok, a toxic family of nerve agents produced...
Ukraine Reform Monitor: March 2018
As 2019 elections approach, reforms in Ukraine have taken a back seat to electoral politics. A key question is whether the rival factions can compete peacefully and avoid destabilizing the country again. …read more Source: Carnegie Endowment for International...
