Section: Research Organizations & Think Tanks about Ukraine
(Assessing) German Defense Policy: Between New Responsibility and Ongoing Crises
Since the speeches delivered by President Joachim Gauck, Minister of Foreign Affairs Frank-Walter Steinmeier and Minister of Defence Ursula von der Leyen at the 2014 Munich Security Conference, Germany has seen a debate on new responsibilities in its foreign and security policy. This new ambition, changes in the international environment, and...
Ukraine Says It Can’t Pay Off Debt To Russia
December 17, 2015 …read more Source: Center on Global...
Washington’s ‘Plan B’ in Syria: Renewed Military Intervention to Oust Assad?
US top diplomat John Kerry appeared to offer cooperation during lengthy talks in Moscow this week with President Vladimir Putin. Kerry said that US policy was not trying to isolate Russia, neither was it seeking regime change in Syria. Rhetoric aside, Kerry’s expressions of goodwill simply do not cut it. During a walkabout in Moscow, the US...
Awards Granted for the Third Round of Alumni Leadership Action Projects
The Transatlantic Leadership Initiatives (TLI) team at GMF is pleased to announce the winners of the third Alumni Leadership Action Projects Competition. GMF was able to grant fourteen awards: five in the U.S. and nine in Europe. All proposals proved to be substantive, interesting, and compelling. The finalists represent: a range of regions a...
Russia Probes Thousands for IS Ties
Security chief says increased threat from Islamic militants was expected. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
A lifeline for Ukraine from the IMF
The IMF’s decision from 8 December is of great importance for Ukraine, which is in a very difficult financial situation. …read more Source: Centre for Eastern Studies...
Crimea in Darkness, Part 2
As its power supply slowly returns to normal, TOL looks at how the people of Crimea are coping with blackouts and shortages. You can read part one here. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
EU leaders show willingness to help on UK reforms but warn against discrimination ahead of EU summit
EU leaders show willingness to help on UK reforms but warn against discrimination ahead of EU summitEU leaders will meet in Brussels this evening where Prime Minister David Cameron will present his reform demands. Speaking to the Bundestag yesterday German Chancellor Angela Merkel suggested Germany would help its “natural ally” in the UK and that...
Russia Suspends Free Trade Zone with Ukraine
President Petro Poroshenko says Ukraine is ‘ready to pay the price’ for a trade deal with the EU. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Threats to the Paris accord
The deal on climate change, concluded on December 2015 in the UN Climate Conference in Paris, can justifiably be described as a game-changer or, in U.S. President Barack Obama’s words, humanity’s “best chance to save the planet”. 195 countries – including the U.S. and China which account for 35% of greenhouse emissions – managed,...
