Section: Research Organizations & Think Tanks about Ukraine
What’s in a Deconfliction? The Practical Challenges of US-Russian Military Cooperation in Syria
October 2, 2015 By Michael Purcell While it is hard enough to get past the most obvious and fundamental challenge to US-Russian military cooperation in Syria—the failure of the two sides to agree on a desired end goal—there are also a handful of serious practical obstacles to potential effective military cooperation. The current focus on...
Partners in Leadership? Germany and the United States 25 Years After Unification
Transatlantic TakeWASHINGTON—President George HW Bush called for Germany to be a Partner in Leadership with the United States in May 1989, six months before the fall of the Berlin Wall. He did this in anticipation of the changes that were building, sensing that with the end of the Cold War, Germany would be the central power in Europe. Chancellor...
Putin unleashed
This article appears in the October 12, 2015 edition of The Weekly Standard (Vol. 21, No. 5).By any objective measure, Russia has made a strategic decision to challenge America for dominance in the Middle East. Despite depressed global oil prices and economic sanctions intended to curb his Ukraine adventurism, Vladimir Putin is pursuing an...
Western ‘Information War’ Moves From Ukraine to Syria, Russia Says
Ukraine enjoys a quiet spell as leaders gather in Paris to consolidate the peace process. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Putin’s air strikes in Syria are merely the latest example of the Obama Doctrine’s failure
If the humiliation of the Obama administration continues at this rate, by this time next week you should expect to see Secretary of State John Kerry on all fours at the United Nations, getting paddled by the Russian foreign minister and shouting, “Thank you, comrade! May I have another?”On Monday, President Obama and Vladimir Putin had a meeting...
The blockade of Crimea
On 20 September, at the initiative of the Crimean Tatars’ self-government organisation, a blockade of checkpoints allowing passage to Crimea began. …read more Source: Centre for Eastern Studies...
Bankruptcy Law Opens Escape Route for Russian Debtors
Borrowers in painful squeeze as Russian economy shrinks, the ruble weakens, and prices rise. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Ukraine, Russia Sign Winter Gas Deal
After months of EU-mediated talks, price for gas from Russia’s Gazprom is set. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
New Open Europe research finds majority of Tory MPs have not yet made their minds up about EU membership
New Open Europe research finds majority of Tory MPs have not yet made their minds up about EU membershipAhead of the Conservative party conference, Open Europe has today published an analysis of where Conservative MPs stand on EU membership based on their recent public statements on the issue. The research finds that 14 and 44 MPs are ‘Firmly...
The Razumkov Centre Newsletter №23
This issue contains articles and interviews of the Razumkov Centre’s experts, dealing with most topical issues in Ukraine’s current affairs. In particular — domestic politics, security sector, the situation in the Ukrainian economy and energy sector. Read the Razumkov Centre Newsletter №23 …read more Source: Razumkov...
