Section: Research Organizations & Think Tanks about Ukraine
Hoover Institution Acquires Aleksandr Soldatov Papers
Hoover Institution Acquires Aleksandr Soldatov Papers Maryann Wed, 07/19/2023 – 13:44 Political and religious persecution often accompany and reinforce each other. The Aleksandr Soldatov papers, recently acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives, show not only the extent to which this is true but also how nuanced the...
Ukraine’s NATO Membership Will Strengthen Europe’s Security
NATO’s refusal to set a clear pathway for Ukraine’s membership largely dominated the expert and public debate over the Alliance’s summit in Vilnius last week.[1] It also overshadowed its significant, even historic, results.[2] …read more Source:: Istituto Affari...
In Bid to Join NATO, Sweden and Finland Back Turkish Repression of Kurds
As Ukrainians face a brutal and ongoing Russian siege, NATO’s July summit has endangered and betrayed Kurdish people, cruelly trading the fate of one occupied and repressed group for another. The most celebrated news out of the summit was the fact that the last hurdles had been removed to Sweden joining the alliance, with Finland having...
Turkey’s New Cabinet
The inclusion of technocrats and bureaucrats in Turkey’s new cabinet has led to cautious optimism over a possible change in direction. While President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s choice of economy minister hints at a reset, the thrust of foreign policy will remain unchanged. Here Ankara will pursue a moderate and diplomatic approach while...
Russia’s game with the West: Moscow withdraws from the grain deal
On 17 July, Kremlin spokesman Dmitri Peskov announced that the Russian Federation had withdrawn from the Black Sea Grain Initiative; on the same day, the Russian foreign ministry also conveyed this decision to Turkey, Ukraine and the UN Secretariat. By refusing to extend the agreement, Russia revoked its security guarantees for the transit of...
Ukraine: two years’ free trading of arable land
Two years ago, on 1 July 2021, a law on the land market came into effect which enabled trade in arable land for the first time in the history of independent Ukraine. Over these 24 months, more than 400,000 hectares of land have been sold, accounting for around 1.5% of the land covered by this law. Although the Russian invasion launched in...
Second successful attack on the Crimean Bridge. Day 509 of the war
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Russia’s invasion of Ukraine was never about NATO
The post Russia’s invasion of Ukraine was never about NATO appeared first on Atlantic Council. …read more Source:: Atlantic...
Putin’s biggest mistake was believing Ukrainians were really Russians
The post Putin’s biggest mistake was believing Ukrainians were really Russians appeared first on Atlantic Council. …read more Source:: Atlantic...
Next Steps For Bringing Ukraine Into NATO: Win The War, Meet The Conditions
Next Steps For Bringing Ukraine Into NATO: Win The War, Meet The Conditions LeAnn Tue, 07/18/2023 – 10:40 Michael McFaul On Mon, 07/17/2023 – 11:39Hoover Daily Report Tuesday, July 18, 2023 3 McFaul’s World https://michaelmcfaul.substack.com/p/next-steps-for-bringing-ukraine-into Off Off International Affairs Russia 3 1 Off Off...
