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...
British Intelligence Report Confirms Russian Military Origin of MH17 Murder Weapon
Today, December 20, the British Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament published its 122-page annual report. This report covers a wide range of topics, including cyber security, the status of the UK’s international relationships, the threat of foreign fighters, and so on. However, one almost anecdotal detail in the Russian...
Putin’s ‘Mission Accomplished’ Moment in Syria
By Jacob L. Shapiro The day was May 1, 2003. Spring was giving way to summer in San Diego, California, in whose waters sat the USS Abraham Lincoln en route to its home port in Washington state. The carrier had just returned from the Persian Gulf, where it had been deployed to support U.S. combat operations in Iraq. Less than two months after...
Trump Should Aid Czech President Zeman in Fighting the “Munich Attitude”
Milos Zeman, photo via Wikimedia CommonsBESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 694, December 20, 2017 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: In a December 6, 2016 telephone conversation, then President-Elect Donald Trump and Czech President Milos Zeman agreed to meet in April 2017 – but the visit appears to have been indefinitely postponed. This is unwise. Zeman, like...
Die Korruptionsbekämpfung in der Ukraine droht zu scheitern
…read more Source: German Institute for International and Security...
In Memory: Arseny Roginsky
Arseny Roginsky, Soviet political prisoner & Chairman of the International Memorial Society has died at the age of 71 after a life spent in “the struggle for historical truth and human rights”. His colleagues write that it would be hard to imagine Memorial over the nearly 30 years of its existence without Arseny Borisovich, and inconceivable...
Russia confirms ban on independent journalists & freedom of speech in occupied Crimea
The High Court in Russian-occupied Crimea has upheld the two and a half year suspended sentence passed on 67-year-old Ukrainian journalist Mykola Semena for expressing the position of the UN, EU, Council of Europe and international community regarding Russia’s occupation of Crimea. …read more Source: Kharkiv Human Rights Protection...
Watch List Findings: Dec. 16, 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...
Deciphering Russia’s Cyber Attacks and Information Warfare Against Ukraine
Invitation Only Research Event 12 Jan 2018 – 14:00 to 15:30Add to CalendariCalendar Outlook Google Yahoo Chatham House, London Russia and Eurasia Programme, …read more Source: Chatham...
Newsbrief Vol. 37, No. 5
Concise briefings on contemporary issues and trends in international securityNo: 5Volume: 37Newsbrief …read more Source: Royal United Services Institute...
