Section: Research Organizations & Think Tanks about Ukraine
Ukrainian Minister Labels Poroshenko Ally Corruption Mastermind
Aivaras Abromavicius quits, accusing president’s man of trying to implant shady officials at the Economy Ministry. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Egypt Seeks Russian Investment, Restart of Tourism
Relations hit bottom after the Metrojet catastrophe over Sinai killed 224 people, mostly Russian holidaymakers. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
A new way to approach Europe’s gas security, beyond the usual Russian obsession
This op-ed was originally published in Dienas Bizness (Latvia), (Finland), Sina (China). It will be published in Hospodarske Noviny (Slovakia), El Economista (Spain), Le Temps (Switzerland), Diario Economico (Portugal), and Dziennik Gazeta (Poland). European citizens remain vulnerable to another gas crisis, ten years after Russia cut off gas...
A Common Energy Market in the Eurasian Economic Union
To the east of the European Union a regional energy market is taking shape under the auspices of the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU). Even if the interests of the participating states diverge and the ultimate shape of the market remains unclear, the development is likely to be substantial. On the one hand, it threatens to deepen the fragmentation...
Merkel to Putin: Press Ukrainian Rebels to Stand Down
Kyiv denounces ‘fake’ British media account of proposal to join U.S.-led anti-IS campaign in Syria. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
The US is preparing to “intense rivalry” with Russia by increasing the military budget.
/ New challenges for Russia – the story of a race of military budgets repeats … / – GCSSI. … “More weapons and equipment will be sent to Poland, Romania, Hungary, the Baltic states and others., All the time that the alliance could keep near the Russian border, a fully staffed military armored brigade” February 3, 2016 On Tuesday, the head of the...
Why Ukraine Must Outsource Its Fight Against Corruption
Ukraine needs to treat the war against corruption as seriously as it does its conflict with Russia. Ukrainian politicians tend to block anti-corruption legislation by proposing endless changes or inserting anti-reform clauses into unrelated laws. Kiev is losing the fight against corruption. It’s time for a radical cure. FP: Why Ukraine Must...
Germany’s Merkel presses Putin on Ukraine separatists
Merkel made clear that she doesn’t see grounds for lifting economic sanctions against Russia at present. In December, the European Union extended the sanctions through July. WP: Germany’s Merkel presses Putin on Ukraine separatists …read more Source: The American Center for a European...
Ukraine is almost as corrupt as before
This year Ukraine is ranked 130 out of 168 positions, sharing the same position with Cameroon, Iran, Nepal, Nicaragua and Paraguay. There are only 38 countries more corrupt than Ukraine – Transparency International. UAT: Ukraine is almost as corrupt as before …read more Source: The American Center for a European...
Ethnic Russians Leaving Central Asia and With Them, Putin’s Hopes for Influence
Because Vladimir Putin has made the presence of ethnic Russians in other countries so central to his efforts to expand Moscow’s influence, their departure from any region or country means far more now than it did a decade ago. Nowhere has their exit been more massive—and, consequently, the influence of ethnic Russians on local governments...
