Section: Research Organizations & Think Tanks about Ukraine
Belarus Navigates a Multipolar World
The bombshell of late November was the postponement of Belarusian President Alyaksandr Lukashenka’s visit to Moscow, where he was supposed to have met with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin. The official reason given—that both sides were too busy to meet—is rather dubious. Indeed, Putin’s schedule did not prevent him from going...
Book Launch: Roots of Russia’s War in Ukraine
Photo credit: “OSCE SMM monitoring the movement of heavy weaponry in eastern Ukraine (16544235410)” by OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine Licensed under Directions: Directions to the Wilson Center …read more Source: Woodrow Wilson International Center for...
Minimizing the Kremlin’s Influence on Europe
Ukraine can play a key role in Europe’s effort to decrease dependence on Russia’s natural gas. Europe’s over-weaning dependence on Russian energy is the focus of my new Atlantic Council study: Developing a Western Energy Strategy for the Black Sea Region and Beyond. Gazprom’s—and Moscow’s—energy clout has become a...
Ukraine Takes Two Steps Forward on Corruption Fight
On November 30, Ukraine took two steps forward in its fight against corruption. Member of parliament Mykola Martynenko resigned his position, and Nazar Kholodnytsky was appointed the nation’s top anticorruption prosecutor.Martynenko was the deputy head of Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk’s People’s Front party and the head of...
Talks With Russia On EU-Ukraine Trade Deal Fail To Reach Compromise
December 2, 2015 …read more Source: Center on Global...
Russia Is a “Troll State,” Not a Rogue State
In the eighteen months since Russia annexed Crimea, the world has been alternately captivated and bewildered by the wild swings and sudden shifts that describe Russian foreign policy under President Vladimir Putin. Particularly alarming for those who fear a direct clash between Russia and the West has been Putin’s tendency to swerve between...
Tatars Threaten Sea Blockade of Crimea
Peninsula still largely without power as Russia works to link annexed territory to national energy grid. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Government not preparing a Brexit contingency plan, Osborne tells MPs
Government not preparing a Brexit contingency plan, Osborne tells MPsUK Chancellor George Osborne has told MPs that the Government will not make any contingency plans for a Brexit, insisting that ministers were focusing on keeping Britain in a “reformed” EU, while adding that the referendum could be held in 2017 if required. Giving evidence on...
Belarus, IMF in Talks on $3 Billion Loan
Has Lukashenka forgotten his warnings about the dangers of free market reforms? …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Ukraine should prepare for possible Russian retaliation for the Crimean blockade
Ukraine needs to modernize its coal-fired central heating plants to accept the type of coal mined in Europe, a process underway but not yet completed. Despite these energy weakness, the prevailing mood in Ukraine is that the government should have been more aggressive about Crimea months ago. The peninsula has been without a mainline electricity...
