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Section: Research Organizations & Think Tanks about Ukraine

      Civil Service Reform May Revolutionize Ukraine
      Dec22

      Civil Service Reform May Revolutionize Ukraine

      It took a staggering sixteen months and it wasn’t easy. The old guard resisted it every step of the way. Ukraine’s parliament passed civil service reform, one of the highest priorities of the Euromaidan’s young reformers, on December 10.The Reanimation Package of Reforms (RPR), a civic group, described the development as...

      Russian Activist Jailed for Separatism
      Dec22

      Russian Activist Jailed for Separatism

      Another Kremlin critic is sentenced for attending unsanctioned public events. …read more Source: Transitions Online...

      Russia Will Sue to Recover Ukrainian Debt
      Dec22

      Russia Will Sue to Recover Ukrainian Debt

      The Kremlin has also announced a food embargo against Ukraine effective 1 January. …read more Source: Transitions Online...

      Ciudadanos call on Rajoy to be allowed to form minority government but Socialists refuse to offer support
      Dec22

      Ciudadanos call on Rajoy to be allowed to form minority government but Socialists refuse to offer support

      Ciudadanos call on Rajoy to be allowed to form minority government but Socialists refuse to offer supportA spokesman for the Spanish Socialist party (PSOE) said yesterday, “It is up to [Partido Popular] to try and form a new government. But the PSOE will vote No.” For his part, Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy has said he is seeking allies for a...

      This Religious Calendar is the Cat’s Meow
      Dec22

      This Religious Calendar is the Cat’s Meow

      Some faithful are perplexed, but a Russian Orthodox spokesman says a publication featuring priests and their cats is no ‘big sin.’ From Global Voices. …read more Source: Transitions Online...

      Moldova Communists Quit Party, Form Pro-EU Group
      Dec22

      Moldova Communists Quit Party, Form Pro-EU Group

      President names ex-premier Ion Sturza to form new government, as exit of 14 Communist deputies bolsters pro-EU side. …read more Source: Transitions Online...

      An Alliance Deterred
      Dec21

      An Alliance Deterred

      NATO leaders intended the Alliance’s Trident Juncture military exercises, in part, to send a message to Russia that they would not hesitate to defend allied territory. That intention was commendable. But one wonders how exercises in the western Mediterranean will deter Russian ambitions that lie 3,000 km away in Ukraine and on the borders...

      The Kremlin’s Dangerous New Threat in Ukraine
      Dec21

      The Kremlin’s Dangerous New Threat in Ukraine

      Fighting continues to gradually intensify in eastern Ukraine. The Kremlin-backed militants are now using heavy weapons, including tanks, artillery, and ferocious Grad rocket systems, sporadically. Moscow’s rationale behind this latest escalation is to achieve a frozen conflict by gradually sabotaging the execution of the Minsk II ceasefire...

      A New Episode in EU-Turkish Relations: Why so Much Bitterness?
      Dec21

      A New Episode in EU-Turkish Relations: Why so Much Bitterness?

      The EU-Turkey Summit on November 29, 2015 has been described as a revitalization of EU-Turkish relations after years of inertia. Some very promising, concrete actions with associated timelines are mentioned in the summit conclusions, such as regular high-level meetings, the opening of new chapters, further dialogue in energy cooperation, and the...

      Hybrid Warfare: Iranian and Russian Versions of “Little Green Men” and Contemporary Conflict
      Dec21

      Hybrid Warfare: Iranian and Russian Versions of “Little Green Men” and Contemporary Conflict

      This paper both compares and analyzes the types of hybrid or non-linear warfare being conducted by Russia in Eastern Ukraine and by Iran in the Shia-majority areas of Iraq. The text’s author ultimately contends that both approaches represent “acts of preclusive imperialism” that are intended to establish new spheres of influence...