Section: Research Organizations & Think Tanks about Ukraine
How we get to World War III
NATO’s SecGen Jens Stoltenberg today warned the Russians about their violation of Turkish airspace in ongoing Russian air operations over Syria. It was only the latest warning from NATO about Russian violations of various NATO nations’ airspace and assorted other antics. But today’s incursion — which prompted a nasty threat from...
Testing Putin’s Intentions
The October 2 Paris Summit with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, French President François Hollande, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, and Russian President Vladimir Putin produced no breakthrough for peace in Ukraine. But it provided additional proof that, for the moment, Putin wants to lower tensions in the region. The parties spoke about...
Wolves, boar and other wildlife defy contamination to make a comeback at Chernobyl
Valeriy YurkoThe accident at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in 1986 had a devastating impact on the local population and forced 116,000 people to permanently leave their homes. But now researchers have discovered that, while the people may not have returned, the contaminated area of Belarus is teeming with wild animals, including elk, wild...
How to Fight Corruption in Ukraine
We all agree: The greatest threat facing Ukraine, after its war with Russia, is corruption. But few agree how to do so, though it should not be that difficult.In 1998, Ukraine’s main gas importer, Ihor Bakai, stated that “all rich people in Ukraine made their money on Russian gas.” The technique was simple. A Ukrainian trader...
Wolves, wild boar and other wildlife defy contamination to make a comeback in Chernobyl
Valeriy YurkoThe accident at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in 1986 had a devastating impact on the local population and forced 116,000 people to permanently leave their homes. But now researchers have discovered that, while the people may not have returned, the contaminated area of Belarus is teeming with wild animals, including elk, wild...
Russia wants to distract the international community from the conflict in Donbas
Russia hopes that the international media will stop mentioning the Ukrainian conflict against the backdrop of the recent events in Syria. This opinion was expressed on 5 Kanal by Joint Director of Foreign Policy Programmes and International Security of the Razumkov Centre Oleksiy Melnyk. “As to the current events in Sysia and the Ukrainian...
Kyiv: Stopping Rebel Elections Next Step in Ukraine ‘Truce’
Following military pullback from front lines, Putin promises to ask pro-Russian rebels to cancel elections, Poroshenko says. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Moldovans Protest, Threaten Nationwide Strikes
The NGO at head of massive protests over a $1 billion bank fraud threatens ‘civil disobedience.’ …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Quo vadis, Ukraino? – pyta Ivan Mikloš podczas 139. Seminarium mBank – CASE
Language Polish “Jeśli mam wskazać na jedną wyróżniającą cechę Ukrainy, jest nią to, że jest to kraj, którego poziom rozwoju jest znacznie poniżej jego potencjału” – powiedział Ivan Mikloš, współzałożyciel i prezes think-tanku MESA10 oraz członek Międzynarodowej Rady Doradczej Krajowej Rady Reform Ukrainy, gość 139. Seminarium mBank...
Toward a ‘Reaganov’ Russia: Assessing trends in Russian national security policy after Putin
Event Information October 5, 2015 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM EDTSaul/Zilkha Rooms Brookings Institution 1775 Massachusetts Avenue NW Washington, DC 20036 Register for the Event During their recent speeches before the United Nations General Assembly, Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Barack Obama traded strong words on issues from...
