Section: Research Organizations & Think Tanks about Ukraine
Merkel’s Year of Crisis Leadership
Transatlantic TakeIt was German Chancellor Angela Merkel who “stepped in” to keep Europe together when “not once or twice but three times this year there has been reason to wonder whether Europe could continue to exist,” says the TIME article that names her person of the year. In the course of the decade that Angela Merkel has governed Germany,...
International Observers: Eastern Ukraine Fighting Continues
December 10, 2015 …read more Source: Center on Global...
Crimea in Darkness
As its power supply slowly returns to normal, TOL looks at how the people of Crimea are coping with blackouts and shortages. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Implementation of the Minsk Agreements and implications of the sanctions on Russia – Time for a stock-take
A measured approach towards Russia …read more Source: European Policy...
Russia Slams IMF-Ukraine Deal, but Won’t Exit Fund
Ukrainian ready to litigate ‘wearing full armor’ if Russia files a lawsuit against the country, premier says. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
No German bomb—At least for now
This past September, the U.S. Air Force introduced a cache of 20 new B61-12 nuclear bombs to the Luftwaffe’s Büchel Air Base in western Germany. The upgrade, part of the NATO program on nuclear “sharing,” replaced a higher-yield version of the venerable B61 with a less destructive weapon, but it nonetheless sparked protest by opposition...
Polish PM: We fully accept the right of Great Britain to take sovereign decisions with regards to welfare policy while respecting free movement
Polish PM: We fully accept the right of Great Britain to take sovereign decisions with regards to welfare policy while respecting free movementSpeaking at a joint press conference with Prime Minister David Cameron, Polish Prime Minister Beata Szydło said that while there was not yet “full agreement” on restricting EU migrants’ access to...
Turkish Premier Accuses Russia of ‘Ethnic Cleansing’ Campaign in Syria
Moscow driving out Turkmen, Sunni Muslim populations to protect its regional military interests, Ahmet Davutoglu says. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
The day Angela Merkel, TIME’s Person of the Year 2015, called out Vladimir Putin
[youtube:HZYR5NVB8XA] TIME Magazine has named Angela Merkel Person of the Year 2015. To mark the occasion, we revisit the 2014 Lowy Lecture she gave in Sydney just over a year ago, a speech described soon after by The Guardian (UK) as a ‘major shift in European geo-politics.’ A sharp choice of words marked a departure for the normally...
Russia Uses Syria Operation to Test Weapons Systems
Since initiating their military operations in Syria, the Russian Armed Forces continue to test and experiment with weapons systems and various platforms in the course of the campaign. These tests appear to relate to a wide variety of advanced systems and seem designed to assess the reaction of other actors to their use during ongoing Russian...
