Watch List Findings: Dec. 23, 2017
What follows are the preliminary findings for issues identified in the daily Watch Lists this week. We are only sending findings that we regard as significant or potentially significant to keep this list manageable. We have findings for all the Watch List items. Should you be interested in findings not listed here, please contact us and we will...
This Crimean Tatar Activist Survived Stalin—But Not Putin
Vedzhie Kashka was 82 years old. She was a child when the Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin sent his NKVD to the Crimean Peninsula to deport the entire Crimean Tatar minority to Central Asia—and to kill anyone who resisted. She spent much of her adult life urging the Brezhnev-era bureaucracy to allow her people to return home. Last month, she was...
Watch List: Dec. 21, 2017
The items listed below represent potential emerging issues that our analysts are tracking. These can be long term or short term, but will be updated daily. If an item on our Watch List becomes critical, we will email you a full analysis explaining its significance. Each Saturday, we will follow up our daily Watch List for each week with our...
Another Flip-Flop: Trump Approves Lethal Arms To Ukraine
After opposing escalation with Russia over Ukraine as a candidate, President Trump made the surprising decision to begin supplying Ukraine with lethal arms this week. The neocons are pleased but urge him to allow even more weapons. What’s the reason for the flip-flop? Join today’s Liberty Report for our take… …read more...
When Cyberwarfare Goes Offline
By Xander Snyder In a world where technology is such a critical element of a country’s functioning and security, a national defense strategy has to be able to address more than just military threats. Cyberattacks that target computer networks and systems can cripple a country’s ability to wage war and defend itself against an attack....
Who is Behind the Recent Cyberattacks in Ukraine?
…read more Source: The German Marshall Fund of the United...
UN hammers Russia over human rights abuse in illegally occupied Crimea
The UN General Assembly has passed a vital resolution on the human rights situation in Crimea which recognizes that Russia’s illegal occupation is an international armed conflict and gives victims of abuse wider scope to defend their rights. Ukrainian human rights organizations played a major role in drawing up the document which refers to...
The State of Ukraine-U.S.-EU Relations
…read more Source: The German Marshall Fund of the United...
Opportunity: Kennan Institute Research Director Position in Kyiv
The Kennan Institute is looking to appoint a full time Research Director for its Kyiv office to support the Institute’s research agenda in Ukraine and the broader region. The Research Director will work with the Washington, DC office to perform the following duties: …read more Source: Woodrow Wilson International Center for...
Watch List: Dec. 19, 2017
The items listed below represent potential emerging issues that our analysts are tracking. These can be long term or short term, but will be updated daily. If an item on our Watch List becomes critical, we will email you a full analysis explaining its significance. Each Saturday, we will follow up our daily Watch List for each week with our...
