Section: Research Organizations & Think Tanks about Ukraine
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
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
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
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
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?
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
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...
After Default To Putin, What’s Next In Russia-Ukraine Bond Row
December 21, 2015 …read more Source: Center on Global...
Ukraine: Still Hoping For Change
December 21, 2015 …read more Source: Center on Global...
‘Russian’ Airstrikes Kill Over 46 in Syria
Attack on rebel-held Idlib coincided with HRW report accusing Russia and embattled President Bashar al-Assad of using banned cluster bombs. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
