Section: Research Organizations & Think Tanks about Ukraine
The New McCarthyism
Cold War II is upon us. Once again, to write the phrase “the Kremlin” is to evoke images of an Oriental despotism both ominous and inscrutable, only slightly less sinister than the Dark Tower. Russia, once thought to have been liberated from its Soviet chains, is now the new Mordor. And, of course, Vladimir Putin is the new Sauron: cunning,...
Russia Slams Dutch MH17 Report
Aviation Authority calls for new UN probe as Buk missile-maker releases report blaming Ukraine. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Hague to Probe Russian-Georgian ‘War Crimes’
International Criminal Court chief prosecutor ‘has enough evidence’ to investigate alleged atrocities. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Ukrainian Pilot’s Sister Barred From Russia
Nadia Savchenko’s sister Vira is the main defense witness in the pilot’s ongoing murder trial. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Lloyds Bank Chairman: EU membership unsustainable without significant change
Lloyds Bank Chairman: EU membership unsustainable without significant changeThe Chairman of Lloyds Banking Group Lord Blackwell said in the House of Lords yesterday, “I don’t agree that remaining in the EU without a significant change in the current treaty arrangements is ultimately sustainable”, adding that the Eurozone states need to...
What are Russia’s grand designs in Central Asia?
Vladimir Putin and friends at the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) summit in September 2015. EPA/Mikhail Klimentyev/Ria NovostiWhile international attention has focused on Russian military operations in Ukraine and Syria, Moscow has also been involved in a flurry of diplomatic and security initiatives to address the growing...
On Syria, the West must face facts: Russia can help
Western analysts have been at pains to discern Russia’s ‘real aims’ in Syria. But the best explanation probably remains the simplest: the preservation of the existing Syrian state and its institutions in pursuit of a political settlement that limits the amount of Syrian territory under permanent Islamist control. This was the...
Much more to be done before MH17 findings can support a war crime trial
The reconstructed front of Malaysian Airlines flight MH17, which was shot down over Ukraine in July 2014. AAP/Lloyd JonesOn Tuesday, the Dutch Safety Board released its report into the downing of Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 over Ukraine in July 2014. All on board – 298 people – were killed. MH17 is said to have been downed by a Russian-made...
Russian Hybrid War, Euro-Hybrid Democracy in Ukraine’s East (Part Two)
*To read Part One, please click here. Russian President Vladimir Putin, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President François Hollande have prevailed on Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko to accommodate pseudo-elections in the Russian-controlled territory into a special Ukrainian law. Poroshenko himself, and the Ukrainian body politic...
Two Disparate Newsmakers Push Belarus to Forefront of International Attention
Two notable pieces of news related to Belarus broke in recent days: the Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded to Svetlana Alexievich, on October 8, and Alyaksandr Lukashenka was reelected president of Belarus, on October 11. It is debatable which of these news items actually holds more profound implications for the country. In terms of governance...
