Section: Research Organizations & Think Tanks about Ukraine
Toni Morrison’s Desdemona invites us to listen not just hear
Desdemona is one of several productions at this year’s Melbourne Festival that invites its audiences to listen to tragedy and its reverberations. Mark Allan/Melbourne FestivalIn Desdemona, Toni Morrison’s response to Shakespeare’s Othello, which opens today at the Melbourne Festival, we are invited to do something – something it...
Russia carries out more Syria strikes in a day than US does in a month
The New York Times has a front page story today describing how Russia is using Syria as a proving ground for its military modernization, demonstrating its new weaponry and showcasing its ability to project military power beyond its borders.Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during a meeting with members of the Presidential Council for Civil...
‘Terror’ Pretext for Religious Repression in Central Asia
Uzbekistan, Tajikistan among those cracking down on nonviolent religious groups. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Ukraine Readies for Russia Court Battle After Debt Vote Passes
October 15, 2015 …read more Source: Center on Global...
MH17 crash report establishes the cause, but only criminal investigation can find those responsible
Tjibbe Joustra announces the Dutch Safety Board’s findings. Robin van Longhuijsen/EPAThe Dutch Safety Board’s report into the shooting down of Malaysia Airlines MH17 and the death of all 298 people on board presents compelling evidence that the aircraft was destroyed by a missile launched from a 320 square kilometre area in Eastern...
Georgia Seeks Partners to Continue Military Modernisation Quest
This paper examines the reasons why Georgia feels it needs to make major investments in the development of its military capabilities as well as the country’s military modernization efforts since the 2008 Russia-Georgia War. The author contends the are two reasons why Georgia is seeking to provide state-of-the-art equipment for its military:...
The European Neighborhood Policy’s Eastern Dimension: The Impact of the Ukrainian Crisis
This paper discusses the impact of the Ukrainian crisis that started in 2013 and Russia’s annexation of Crimea in 2014 on the EU’s European Neighborhood Policy (ENP). The author contends that the crisis and the annexation have created a more hostile environment in Europe, one in which it will be difficult to further implement the ENP....
Russia is thinking on how to return the occupied territories back to Ukraine
Leading expert of Political and Legal Programmes of the Razumkov Centre Viktor Zamiatin commented for the Ukraine Today on recent decision by the Russian-backed militants to postpone until early 2016 the so-called local elections in the occupied east Ukraine’s territories: “It is just the first signal that Russia and their collaborationists...
MH17 report leaves questions unanswered, and casts a light on the state of international law
Rebuilding MH17 from the wreckage was hard, but building a legal case is harder still. Michael Kooren/ReutersWhile the final report of the Dutch Safety Board’s investigation into the loss of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over eastern Ukraine in July 2014 points no finger of blame, the evidence – bow-tie shaped fragments in the debris and...
Russian Military Activity: October 8 – 14, 2015
Download the PDF President Vladimir Putin seeks to project Russian military force forward into the territory of the former Soviet Union while competing with the U.S. for influence in the Middle East. Tags Ukraine Project UkrainePromote …read more Source: Institute for the Study of...
