Section: Center on Global Interests (USA)
New Ukraine Peace Talks Urged As Russia Warns Accord At Risk
March 19, 2015 …read more Source: Center on Global...
Ukraine Parliament Offers Special Status For Rebel East, Russia Criticizes
March 18, 2015 …read more Source: Center on Global...
U.S. Delays Ukraine Military Training, General Says
March 18, 2015 …read more Source: Center on Global...
Ukraine’s Media War
March 18, 2015 …read more Source: Center on Global Interests
Russia Cracking Down on Human Rights in Crimea, Amnesty Reports
March 18, 2015 …read more Source: Center on Global...
What the Russian Propaganda Machine Can’t Change
The effects of state propaganda and carefully worded poll questions mask the Russian population’s majority Western orientation. By Sergey Aleksashenko, Former Deputy Finance Minister of Russia By now it has become banal to say that Russia’s intensive state propaganda campaign has had a significant impact on domestic public opinion....
Russia Rules Out Returning Crimea to Ukraine
March 17, 2015 …read more Source: Center on Global...
VIDEO: Putin’s Third Term – Interview with Richard Sakwa, University of Kent
Russia’s turbulent 2014 has prompted numerous questions on the country’s long-term trajectory under the leadership of President Vladimir Putin. Can Russia rebound from its current economic crisis? What, if any, vestiges of cooperation with the West exist for 2015 and beyond? What is the Kremlin’s domestic policy and how is it...
Ukraine Holds Talks to Ease Debt Burden
March 13, 2015 …read more Source: Center on Global...
Belarus: Bystander in the Ukrainian Crisis?
During the past year of continuous crisis in Ukraine, Minsk has portrayed itself as a mediating “peacemaker,” bringing together representatives from the West, Russia, and Ukraine for diplomatic talks aimed at finding a solution to the conflict. In practice, however, Minsk’s role has come down to nothing more than providing a physical stage...