Section: Research Organizations & Think Tanks about Ukraine
Countering Color Revolution Drives Russia’s Creation of National Guard
On April 5, President Vladimir Putin ordered the creation of a new National Guard, marking a sweeping transformation in Russia’s security structures (see EDM, April 7, 11). Intermittently discussed since the 1990s, the reform of these structures was long overdue and clearly tasked with improving domestic security capabilities. But the...
Ukraine, Let’s Build a Country that the Dutch and All of Europe Will Embrace
Shall we live the old way? What are the lessons for the government of Ukraine from the referendum in the Netherlands?Let’s begin with gratitude to the hundreds of colleagues and friends who in recent days worked to urge the people of the Netherlands to support Ukraine in the referendum.We lost and Holland lost too. The strength and the...
The Continuing Conflict between Russia and Ukraine: Multiple Perspectives
Two years after the occupation of Crimea, the conflict between Russia and Ukraine remains unresolved. Millions of internally displaced persons, deepening humanitarian crisis in Eastern Ukraine, continued “hybrid” warfare, multiple economic and social hardships – these are just few of the consequences of this frozen, festering conflict. On the eve...
Constitution Making in Ukraine: Refocusing the Debate
Ukraine’s reformers have largely ignored the key issue of the separation of powers. The EU should help put this important priority back on the agenda. …read more Source: Carnegie Endowment for International...
Zhirinovsky for Eternity
Controversial Russian nationalist politician cast in bronze. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
How to Solve Ukraine’s Security Dilemma
The Case for a New Security Pact between the Baltic and Black Seas A main reason for the recent escalation of tensions in Eastern Europe is the absence of an effective security structure encompassing such militarily weak countries as Moldova, Georgia, and Ukraine. While Ukrainian public opinion has recently made a U-turn from a rejection to an...
“Putin’s Not Finished,” Warns Former Defense Official Evelyn Farkas
On April 5, Russian President Vladimir Putin suddenly announced creation of a National Guard, of up to 400,000 personnel, to control drug trafficking and terrorism.But former Pentagon adviser Evelyn Farkas has a different take: “I see this as riot control.”Putin is distracting attention from bad economic news, due to sanctions, she said. “This...
Donald Trump Challenges Washington’s Bipartisan War Lobby: Developing a Foreign Policy for America
Doug Bandow Donald Trump has become this season’s campaign phenomenon. He’s broken all the rules. Yet he could become the Republican presidential nominee and maybe even president. GOP elites are in a frenzy. The Neoconservatives and ultra-hawks who have dominated Republican foreign policy for more than a decade are considering...
Putin ordered to betray Armenia.
…The Kremlin realized in time that they are playing with fire and a slight movement of his hands betrayed his last ally. Why not? Armenia still will not go away – it has nowhere to go. This means that its place – under the bench. What will happen next? Nothing special. Armenia will return to the negotiating table. And the Azerbaijani army...
The Baltics Versus Russian Media
Latvians bans another Russian media outlet while Estonia says it will just monitor, for now, and Lithuania is the victim of a cyberattack. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
