Section: Research Organizations & Think Tanks about Ukraine
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...
Blockade of Crimea Is Continuing Peacefully
On September 20, Crimean Tatars launched a nonviolent protest action that they have named the “Citizens’ Blockade of Crimea” to suspend the transfer of goods from mainland Ukraine to the occupied territory of the Crimean peninsula. The peaceful blockade is taking place at Kalanchak, Chongar (headquarters) and Chaplinka—three main crossing...
Supping with Putin in Syria
What’s so bad about Russia’s declared intention to bomb ISIS in Syria? “What difference does it make,” to quote Mrs. Clinton out of context, if the bombs drop from Russian planes or from US, French or British ones? Isn’t the enemy of my enemy my friend?Whether playing devil’s advocate or just pursuing journalistic due...
Status and security: how Russian media is spinning airstrikes in Syria
Putin talks, Russia listens. EPA/Yuri KochetovEven before the Russian air force launched its first strikes over Syria, there was already a Russian presence on the battleground. These were not the spetsnaz, Kremlin’s special forces, but war correspondents from the leading Russian media outlets. This was as clear a sign as any that the...
Russian Rocket System Seen in Ukraine for First Time — OSCE
October 2, 2015 …read more Source: Center on Global...
European Leaders Discuss Ukraine as Russia Flexes Muscle in Syria
October 2, 2015 …read more Source: Center on Global...
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...
