Section: Research Organizations & Think Tanks about Ukraine
Ukrainian mechanical engineering can find new markets in developing countries
Director of Economic Programmes of the Razumkov Centre Vasyl Yurchyshyn notes that heavy industry and mechanical engineering have long been focused only on Russia when agriculture and some metallurgists focused on the European Union, informs the website Segodnia. “There was no actual search for partners among the Third World countries. Even...
Russian Budget Airline Takes to the Skies Over Europe
Pobeda’s first international destinations are Bratislava and Vienna, but other service could follow soon. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Russian Lawmakers Call for Tough Anti-terrorism Measures
Tighter border controls are also up for debate. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
A Debt Deal for Kiev?
A new proposal to extend repayment of a Russian intergovernmental loan to Ukraine may ultimately suit all parties. | Русский …read more Source: Carnegie Endowment for International...
In Space, Diamonds Are Not Forever
A Soviet-era weapon designed to protect orbiting spies is revealed on Russian TV. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
After the Paris Attacks, France Turns to Europe in its Time of Need
2015 seems to be the year of never-ending crisis for the European Union: Greece nearly left the eurozone in July, hundreds of thousands of refugees and migrants have and continue to arrive in Europe, Russian forces remain in eastern Ukraine, and Crimea remains annexed. read more …read more Source: Center for Strategic and International...
Ukraine’s Other Front: State of Play and Prospects on Reforms
Ukrainian and EU-based experts will bring insights from the country, as well as an international dimension, to the discussion on the state of implementation of reforms in Ukraine. …read more Source: Open Society...
Much at stake for Turnbull and the region at East Asia Summit
The 10th East Asia Summit this weekend promises to be one of the most interesting bits of summitry in some time. This, the last stop on Malcolm Turnbull’s five-nation tour which has included one-on-one meetings with the top three on Forbes’ Most Powerful List, is also likely to prove the most challenging. Rather than the more familiar...
The Importance of Measuring Terrorism
The Institute for Economics and Peace has released the 2015 edition of its Global Terrorism Index only days after the terrible attacks in Beirut and Paris – and the numbers paint a disturbing picture. The Index measures the direct and indirect impact of terrorism in 162 countries in terms of its effect on lives lost, injuries, property damage and...
“In Wartime. Stories from Ukraine” New Book by Tim Judah. A talk with the author. 10 December , 2015, 7pm
In this compelling book of reportage, Economist correspondent Tim Judah explores the impact of the ongoing conflict on the inhabitants of Ukraine. Each section of the book is a story in itself: Judah meets with 91-year-old Mihailo Gasyuk, who remembers when Communist Party officials came to lecture his village near Lviv on collectivisation in...
