Section: Research Organizations & Think Tanks about Ukraine
Video: U.S. and Western Policy Towards Russia
The Russian annexation of Crimea has led to over two years of debate regarding Washington’s strategy towards Moscow. Today, with Ukraine somewhat quieter and seeming progress towards cooperation on Syria, are more cooperative approaches possible? What should be Washington’s goals in engaging with Russia, or responding to it on the...
Syria: Mission Possible
Imagine this new TV series coming to HBO in 2016. The planet faces an unprecedented peril. The international community brings together a team of experts, each one with a different specialty: the scientist, the general, the computer geek, the engineer, the spook. It’s their job to avert catastrophe. In the pilot episode, we see each member...
Kerry Calls For Russia To Pull Back From Ukraine
December 3, 2015 …read more Source: Center on Global...
Montenegro to Walk Through NATO’s Open Door: Can More of the Balkans Follow?
Transatlantic TakeWASHINGTON—At the 2012 NATO Summit in Chicago, then U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton famously said, “I believe this should be the last summit that is not an enlargement summit.” She was to be immediately disappointed: the subsequent NATO summit in Cardiff passed without new members. Now, for the first time in seven years,...
The domestic logic of Ukraine’s Crimea “blockade”
Ukraine’s escalation of Crimea “blockade” is a reaction to increasing domestic discontent, but risks feeding Russian propaganda …read more Source: European Council on Foreign...
Reckless Russia: Putin is Underestimating the Risks of His Actions in Syria
Nearly two months after Russia ramped up its presence in Syria, the complexity of the conflict has grown exponentially. President Vladimir Putin’s move in Syria has not stabilized the region. It has not pushed back the waves of violent extremism. It has not provided an easier path to end the fighting or decreased the numbers of refugees...
Russia Restores Crimea Power Supplies
December 3, 2015 …read more Source: Center on Global...
Russian Prosecutor General and Sons Accused of Corruption
FBK anti-corruption group says Yuri Chaika’s sons illegally privatized assets, improperly won state tenders. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Russian Energy Policies Revisited
The analysis of Russian energy policies after the political crisis in and around Ukraine offers important insights with respect to the economic and geopolitical repercussions. The structural changes made in the Russian energy sector have been significant and include both internal and external dimensions. The Russian energy sector is under stress...
The Silence of the Guns: Can the Cease-Fire in Donbass Last?
This paper argues that there has been a “nearly proper” cease-fire in the Donbass region of Ukraine since September 2015. The reasons are obvious enough — i.e., the political-military balance on the ground, the current sanctions against Russia, and Moscow’s diverted interest in the Syrian Civil War. But what about...
