Section: Research Organizations & Think Tanks about Ukraine
Ukraine’s Got a Real Shot at NATO Membership
A Reply to Andreas Umland Andreas Umland writes that it would be senseless for Ukraine to aspire to NATO membership though it is desirable. The main reasons he cites are the dawning realization of the danger and potent threat that Russia presents to both Eastern Europe and the West, coupled with a residual unwillingness to accept the full...
Moscow Pushes Back in Wake of ‘Panama Papers’ Leak
Putin spokesman accuses CIA, State Department of organizing massive leak of company documents. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Ukraine: The case for ‘voor’
Ahead of the Dutch Ukraine referendum, ECFR co-chair Carl Bildt makes the case for greater integration and cooperation with Europe’s eastern neighbour …read more Source: European Council on Foreign...
Ukraine’s Understandable But Senseless Hope for NATO Membership
Moscow’s aggression against Kyiv has led to a marked growth in Ukrainians’ support for their country’s accession to NATO. During the last two years, Ukrainian public opinion has made a U-turn, from skepticism of the Atlantic alliance to an enthusiastic embrace. Until 2013, almost two-thirds of Ukrainians strongly opposed NATO...
The geopolitics of real estate: how Russia learned the political value of property
Oscar W. Rasson/Flickr, CC BYOver the past three decades, real estate has gained a new significance on the world stage. Many states have relaxed laws to open up national property markets to international buyers. This has not only intensified international business activities, but also offered states a new way of pursuing their global political...
The Dutch referendum on the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement: what’s at stake?
The Dutch referendum on the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement: what’s at stake?Ahead of the Dutch referendum on the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement, Open Europe’s Pieter Cleppe summarises the key arguments on both sides and explains what is at stake.The post The Dutch referendum on the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement: what’s at...
HCSS: Why the Dutch Ukraine referendum is a joke
Last week several of the people behind the Dutch Ukraine referendum were interviewed by NRC Handelsblad, a Dutch daily. In the interview they stated that they “could not care less about Ukraine”.… …read more Source: The Hague Centre for Strategic...
PowerLinks 04.05.16
Most of Europe Is a Lot Poorer than Most of the United States Daniel J. Mitchell, FEE It’s a sign of American prosperity that we can afford to buy more from other nations than they can afford to buy from us. on PowerLinks 04.05.16… The post PowerLinks 04.05.16 appeared first on Acton Institute PowerBlog. Related posts:PowerLinks – 03.05.13...
Now Is Not the Time to Bury Minsk
Is the Minsk peace process dead?Not yet. But it is not being respected, and a great deal of work is being done to undermine the process and essentially call it off. Sometimes this is even being done by well-meaning people who actually support Ukraine in one way or another.Comments and tweets from politicians or diplomats involved with Ukraine...
The New York Times Was Right about Ukraine’s Corruption Problem
President Poroshenko’s dismissal of a critical New York Times editorial as ‘hybrid warfare’ seems wildly off the mark. NYT was, if anything, more charitable of the President’s motives than many Ukrainians who assume Poroshenko’s main criterion for the prosecutor general and the next prime minister is the candidate’s...
