Section: Research Organizations & Think Tanks about Ukraine
War and Peace: a user’s guide
BBC/Robert ViglaskyWar and Peace is more than a novel. It’s a reflection of Leo Tolstoy’s strongly held beliefs – a philosophical tract, not just about politics, war, love, marriage and property, but about history itself and the way the affairs of society are reported. Central to the book is his antipathy towards the way in which...
Three Months of Russian Intervention in Syria: The Military and Political Implications
As Russia’s military operation in Syria passes the three-month mark, the milestone demonstrates not only the growing capacity of the country’s expeditionary forces (aviation in particular) but also highlights their weaknesses, primarily logistical problems and the lack of equipment. On one hand, such long-term actions will be a...
Russian Patriarch Gives Blessing to Bombing Campaign in Syria
Orthodox Church head backs Moscow’s ‘defensive war’ in Syria, as activists slam Russia’s alleged use of cluster bombs. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
How Russia Became ‘Mordor’ on Google
‘Automated bug’ behind online tool’s bogus translations rendering ‘Russians’ as ‘occupiers’ from the fictional Lord of the Rings evil empire. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Netflix is everywhere (almost), so what does this mean for local media?
Reed Hastings, co-founder and CEO of Netflix, at the 2016 CES trade show in Las Vegas. REUTERS/Steve MarcusIn his keynote address at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this week, Reed Hastings, Netflix CEO, announced that Netflix will now be available in 130 new countries. This sees Netflix more than triple its global presence. The world...
Putin Signs a National Security Strategy of Defiance and Pushback
Under existing legislation, Russia’s National Security Strategy (NSS) must be updated every six years. The previous version was approved in May 2009 by then-president Dmitry Medvedev, so a new NSS was due in 2015. The NSS is composed under the auspices of the Security Council of the Russian Federation (SCRF). Last month SCRF Secretary...
Unfriended: How Russia’s Syria quagmire is costing it Middle Eastern allies
At a time when most Russians were taking a long break from politics until after the Orthodox Christmas on January 7, there has been no respite in Russia’s air operations in Syria, nor in the quarrel with Turkey. Rather than focus on the bread-and-butter issues of making ends meet, Russian policymakers seem to be instead preparing their next...
Russia’s Worsening Economy Means Less Aggression Abroad, More Repression At Home In 2016
January 7, 2016 By Maria Snegovaya For Russia in the new year, trends shaped by earlier developments in 2015 will continue to intensify. Russia’s domestic economic situation will steadily worsen, although according to many analysts, at least in 2016, the Kremlin will have enough resources to sustain the status quo. The number of local...
U.S. Power Companies Told to Review Defenses After Ukraine Cyber Attack
January 7, 2015 …read more Source: Center on Global...
80 Russian Drivers ‘Frozen and Forsaken’
One motorist reportedly died of hyperthermia after being trapped on a highway near Orenburg for almost 16 hours after a snowstorm hit. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
