Section: Research Organizations & Think Tanks about Ukraine
As Russia Enters War In Syria, Conflict In Ukraine Begins To Wind Down
October 1, 2015 …read more Source: Center on Global...
Russian Embassy’s New Kyiv Address
Mayor announces plans to rename street after slain Russian opposition figure Boris Nemtsov. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Ukrainian NATO Membership as a Bargaining Chip with Russia
There are two ways of using the NATO membership question in negotiations with Russia: soft-line and hardline. Both aim at a deal for peace in Ukraine, but on different terms; one would refuse Ukraine membership in return for a deal, the other would not grant membership unless Russia agreed to a good enough deal. The former would need a compromise...
US weakness gave Russia courage to act in Syria
Russia’s entry onto the Syrian battlefield was an avoidable development, a chess play to the game of checkers that has been US policy in the Middle East.As foreseeable as the lights of an oncoming train, Russia has doubled down on its sole Arab ally, Bashar Assad, and complicated enormously the US effort to counter both ISIS and the Syrian...
Why Putin gambled on airstrikes in Syria – and what might come next
Mikhail Klimentiev/Ria NovostiFor those watching closely, the signal for Russia’s first airstrikes came in a statement early on September 30 by Kremlin spokesman Sergei Ivanov, just after the upper house of the parliament authorised military operations: To observe international law, one of two conditions has to be met – either a UN Security...
Why Putin ended up gambling on airstrikes in Syria – and what might come next
Mikhail Klimentiev/Ria NovostiFor those watching closely, the signal for Russia’s first airstrikes came in a statement early on September 30 by Kremlin spokesman Sergei Ivanov, just after the upper house of the parliament authorised military operations: To observe international law, one of two conditions has to be met – either a UN Security...
Strengthening the Rule of Law Across Europe
16OctMembersStrengthening the Rule of Law Across Europe16 Oct 2015 – 13:00 to 14:00Chatham House, London ParticipantsThorbjørn Jagland, Secretary General, Council of EuropeRegister Register Download ResultsOverviewThe secretary general of the Council of Europe, the depositary of the European Convention of Human Rights, will address the key...
Quo vadis, Ukraine? asks Ivan Mikloš during 139th mBank – CASE Seminar
Language English “If I am to point to one most important characteristic of Ukraine it is the fact that it is a country whose level of development is far below its potential” – said Ivan Mikloš, co-founder and president of think-tank MESA10 and a member of the International Advisory Board of National Reform Council of Ukraine, who was the keynote...
Russia Launches Airstrikes in Syria
Syrian opposition says attacks targeted them, not Islamic State as Moscow claims. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Saakashvili in Odessa
This alert discusses the Ukrainian government’s appointment of former Georgian president, Mikheil Saakashvili as governor of the city of Odessa. More specifically, the author examines 1) the strategic importance of Odessa to Ukraine as well as the problems the city has concerning corruption; 2) the controversy surrounding the appointment of...
