Section: Research Organizations & Think Tanks about Ukraine
Journalist named Ukraine’s First Prisoner of Conscience in 5 years
Amnesty International has named Ukrainian freelance journalist and blogger Ruslan Kotsaba a prisoner of conscience in its latest report. The NGO’s coverage of events in Donbas and Crimea can be disputed, but its assessment of Kotsaba’s ongoing imprisonment over contentious utterances and even more dubious charges seems depressingly...
Questions Linger Over Russia’s Endgame In Syria, Ukraine And Europe
February 24, 2016 …read more Source: Center on Global...
Reforms in Ukraine: Milestones for 2016
Experts from the Reanimation Package of Reforms and the EU Support Group for Ukraine take stock of reform efforts in 2015 and examine areas of critical importance for the year ahead. …read more Source: Open Society...
In the Absence of American Leadership, Germany Steps in to Engage with Russia—at the EU’s Peril
One particularly visible trend at the recent Munich Security Conference was America’s disengagement from European security issues. Foreign leaders often spoke without referring to the United States, and there was little sign of US involvement beyond its military participation in NATO. Washington’s priorities clearly revolved around...
West Told Ukraine To Abandon Crimea, Document Says
February 24, 2016 …read more Source: Center on Global...
Russian VK Founder’s Messaging App Hits 100m Mark
Pavel Durov founded hugely successful social site VKontakte before leaving Russia, claiming Kremlin persecution. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Mayor shot dead in Starobilsk (Luhansk region)
A mayor has been shot dead in a Kiev government-controlled town in the troubled Russian-speaking eastern region of Ukraine, local police sources say. Local police spokeswoman Tetyana Pogukai said on Tuesday that the assassination took place in Starobilsk town, which is located 80 kilometers (50 miles) northwest of the northeastern city of...
Зустріч з делегацією Фонду Ярла Ялмарсона
23 лютого у Центрі Разумкова відбулась зустріч співробітників Центру з делегацією Фонду Ярла Ялмарсона (Швеція). До складу делегації увійшли Голова Фонду Ярла Ялмарсона Горан Ленмаркер, Заступник Директора Фонду Йенс Ахль, Старший радник із закордонних справ президента Поміркованої коаліційної партії Швеції, Посол Діана Янсе, Голова Університету...
Cyberwar is here to stay
Cyberwarfare is a threat that is anonymous, hard to trace and hard to defend against. Keyboard image via shutterstock.comLast week, The New York Times revealed that the Obama administration had prepared a cyberattack plan to be carried out against Iran in the event diplomatic negotiations failed to limit that country’s nuclear weapons...
Judy Asks: Is Ukraine a Lost Cause?
A selection of experts answer a new question from Judy Dempsey on the foreign and security policy challenges shaping Europe’s role in the world. …read more Source: Carnegie...
