Section: Research Organizations & Think Tanks about Ukraine
Poor Economic Outlook and Lack of Security Undermine Kabardino-Balkaria’s Governor
Brutal police operations in Kabardino-Balkaria in recent months have prompted some experts to conclude that the republic’s governor is building a “police republic.” Yuri Kokov has ruled Kabardino-Balkaria since December 2013, although he was officially appointed governor in October 2014. A career police official, Kokov had led key...
Slavic Brotherhood 2015 Rehearses Anti–Color Revolution Operations
Russia’s Armed Forces conducted a military exercise indicating Moscow’s intent and planning to use military force to thwart future “color revolutions.” Elite Airborne Forces and special forces from Russia, Belarus and Serbia participated in Slavyanskoye Bratstvo (Slavic Brotherhood) 2015, signaling that color revolutions—as a...
Reforms Will Succeed, But They Alone Won’t Save Ukraine
Will Ukraine make it? Conditions necessary for Ukraine’s current reform drive to succeed look more promising than they did in 2013. Not only does Ukraine now have its most pro-European parliament and reform-oriented government since independence in 1991; it’s also seen at least four other significant shifts in domestic politics that,...
Russia from Ukraine to Syria: Helping the Cat Down the Tree
Russia’s military involvement in Syria and Ukraine obligates the United States and its European allies to bring the Kremlin back to Earth and recognize that such adventures cannot be sustained indefinitely. Russia simply does not have the money and human resources to do so in view of low oil prices and birth rates. It will find itself...
Kremlin Uses Minsk Protocol to Undermine Ukraine Government
In peacetime, September 1 is an eventful day for Ukrainian children—it marks the first day of school. But the war in Ukraine’s eastern Donbas region, now in its second year, has put a dark stain on this usually festive occasion. This year, Ukrainian kids in Kyiv started school following violent protests outside Parliament. On August 31, a...
Refugee Crisis: Are those most responsible the least affected?
The tragic photo of the Syrian little boy washed ashore in the Mediterranean has truly shocked the world. So are the video clips of mass of asylum seekers and immigrants from the Middle East and Africa in Budapest central train station, and young people cutting through barbed wires, barriers and walls that have been erected to keep them away from...
ICC Gets Wider Scope to Probe Possible War Crimes in Ukraine
September 8, 2015 …read more Source: Center on Global...
UN: At Least 7,962 People Killed In Ukraine Conflict
September 8, 2015 …read more Source: Center on Global...
Aid Promised for Sanctions-Hit EU Farmers
Despite loss of Russian market, overall European food exports are rising. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Moldovans Demand Change
Plus, U.S. stealth fighters visit NATO allies and Croatia’s foreign minister sets sights on top UN job. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
