Section: Research Organizations & Think Tanks about Ukraine
Russia’s Democratic Opposition On the Ropes
Rejections in Novosibirsk and Magadan, a small breakthrough in Kostroma mark the Democratic Coalition’s efforts to take part in Russian local elections. From Global Voices. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Russia Wants Germany, France, To Pressure Kiev On Peace Plan
August 19, 2015 …read more Source: Center on Global...
Attacks, And Accusations, Escalate In Eastern Ukraine
August 19, 2015 …read more Source: Center on Global...
Dagestan: Russia’s Most Troublesome Republic
Since 2014 the Ukraine conflict has overshadowed Russia’s North Caucasus issues, both within the country and abroad. Yet on its Caucasian margins, the Russian state continues to find itself confronted with challenges that affect its internal security and stability as a multi-ethnic state. Dagestan, the largest of the Caucasian republics,...
Bundestag likely to follow other parliaments in approving Greek bailout
Bundestag likely to follow other parliaments in approving Greek bailoutThe Bundestag is in the midst of debating the third Greek bailout. German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schäuble presented the bill to MPs saying the bailout is “a good deal that is in the interest of Greece and in the interest of Europe.” He added that it is “essential” that the...
Civilians, Soldiers Die In East Ukraine As Putin Visits Crimea
August 18, 2015 …read more Source: Center on Global...
Schäuble calls on his party to back the third Greek bailout in stark U-turn
Schäuble calls on his party to back the third Greek bailout in stark U-turnIn an interview with ZDF, German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schäuble said he believed the bailout is the “right decision” and called for other members of his CDU/CSU party to back it just weeks after he said Greece should leave the Eurozone. He added “more progress” has...
“We want Ukraine to be a European country, not a Putin country,” Says Ukrainian MP
World attention focuses on ISIS and Iran, with its half an atomic weapon. But the biggest geopolitical issue is Vladimir Putin, backed by thousands of nuclear weapons, who is gradually conquering Ukraine, a democracy with 45 million people the size of Germany and Poland combined.In just over a year, Russia has seized 9 percent of Ukraine, killed...
Who is the West’s Lead MH17 Investigator?
As tensions once again build in eastern Ukraine where a fragile ceasefire appears to be on the brink of collapsing and the deadly contest of wills between East and West begins anew, the West’s prize propaganda story, downed Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 has again taken center stage. As part of a much wider campaign to demonize Russia and...
Ukraine Must Finish Reforming Public Procurement Practices as Part of Anti-Corruption Drive
As Ukraine struggles with a collapsing economy and Russian-backed separatists in the Donbas, a third crisis threatens its long-term national stability: endemic corruption.Ukraine ranks 142nd out of 175 countries on Transparency International’s latest annual Corruption Perceptions Index. Of the fifteen former Soviet republics, only...
