Section: Research Organizations & Think Tanks about Ukraine
Kazakhstan Celebrates Statehood as Counter to Putin’s Slight
President Nazarbayev installs his daughter as apparent ‘heir to the throne’. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Madness of Blockading Syria’s Regime
Does the US government want the Islamic State and/or its fellow-travelers in Al Qaeda to take over Syria? As far as the State Department is concerned, that seems to be a risk worth taking as it moves to cut off Russia’s supply pipeline to the Syrian government of President Bashar al-Assad — even as Sunni terrorist groups expand their grip...
Russian Elections Marred by Fraud, Observers Say
Most reports were from the only province in which Boris Nemtsov-founded opposition party Parnas could run. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Thousands Hold Anti-Corruption Protest in Moldova
Unrest continues after $1 billion vanished from bank coffers last year …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Lustration is More Critical than “De-communization” in Ukraine
Klaudia Schultz Last April, the Ukrainian parliament approved four bills intended to “de-communize” Ukraine. Among other things, the new laws outlaw communist and Soviet symbols. These new laws are the result of the Maidan revolution as well as of Ukrainian history and are clear reflection that Ukrainians want a new future — one without the […]...
Russian Elections Marred by Fraud and Violations, Observers Say
Most reports from the only province in which Boris Nemtsov-founded opposition party Parnas could run. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Russian elections marred by widespread fraud and violations, observers say
Most suspected violations seen in the only province in which Boris Nemtsov-founded opposition party Parnas could run. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Germany temporarily re-imposes border checks with Austria amid criticism of Merkel’s handing of the refugee crisis
Germany temporarily re-imposes border checks with Austria amid criticism of Merkel’s handing of the refugee crisisGermany yesterday unexpectedly reintroduced temporary controls on its border with Austria, and suspended all train travel between the countries for 12 hours, citing the consistently high inflow of refugees into the country. The...
Local elections in Donbas risk scuttling the Minsk agreement
Will free and fair elections take place in eastern Ukraine, with Russian proxies threatening to host rival polls? …read more Source: European Council on Foreign...
The Refugee Crisis: Perspectives from Across Europe and the Atlantic
The European refugee crisis, as it is being called, is dominating headlines on both sides of the Atlantic. People across Europe and the United States have looked, both horrified and heartened, at the same images of drowned toddlers and swarms of volunteers welcoming refugees in many European towns. The crisis is neither new, nor acutely European,...
