Section: Research Organizations & Think Tanks about Ukraine
5 questions every presidential candidate should answer: Vladimir Putin’s regime edition
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin gestures at a news conference after the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Ufa, Russia, July 10, 2015. REUTERS/Sergei KarpukhinPresident Obama called Russia a “regional power” with the obvious implication that the US should not worry about it too much. He has praised Russia for its “help” in...
Understanding the limits of sanctions
Editor’s Note: This piece originally appeared on Lawfare. Since 2005, U.S. policymakers have increasingly turned to sophisticated types of economic sanctions as a foreign policy tool of first resort. From the development of banking sanctions limiting Iran’s ability to secure financing from Western capital markets to new sanctions...
The Future of Ukraine’s Default
On July 24, 2015, Ukraine paid a $120 million coupon to service its sovereign debt. In many ways, this event is a moment of truth: it signals that there is a prospect of reaching an agreement with Ukraine’s creditors.Earlier this year, Ukraine signed a major deal with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The IMF agreed to loan $17.5...
The Razumkov Centre Newsletter №21
This issue contains articles and interviews of the Razumkov Centre’s experts, dealing with most topical issues in Ukraine’s current affairs. In particular – domestic politics, security sector, the situation in the Ukrainian economy and energy sector. Read the Razumkov Centre Newsletter №21 …read more Source: Razumkov...
The Razumkov Centre attended a roundtable to discuss the projects of the Military doctrine of Ukraine and the development Conception for security and defence sector of Ukraine
The round table was held on 9 July 2015 at the Simulation Centre of the National Defence University of Ukraine. Director of Military Programmes of the Razumkov Centre Mykola Sunhurovskyi evaluated the documents presented for discussion in his speech. Key conclusions of the evaluation — The documents do not meet the stated objectives, and...
The Self Reliance faction will not yet dare to leave the parliamentary coalition
Deputy Director General – Director of Political and Legal Programmes at the Razumkov Centre Yuriy Yakymenko told Glavnoe web-site about tensions between members of a parliamentary coalition in the Verkhovna Rada. One of the factions – Self Reliance – has recently started talking about leaving the coalition. The size of this faction is rather...
Unless key terms of the Minsk agreements are met, elections in “the DPR and the LPR” are impossible
Deputy Director – Director of Political and Legal Programmes at the Razumkov Centre Yuriy Yakymenko explained Glavnoe web-site why pro-russian separatists need local elections in “the DPR and the LPR” and how it can influenced the conflict in Donbas. The initiative of holding local elections in “the DPR and the LPR” is another imitation by the...
All the conditions for Russia’s full-scale attack have been created in Donbas
Co-director of Foreign Relations and International Security Programmes at the Razumkov Centre Oleksiy Melnyk told the Obozrevatel’ web-site about preparations of pro-russian separatists for military campaign. The concentration of Russian troops at the Ukrainian border as well as other signs indicate that all the conditions for an attack...
Round table “Constitutional Process in Ukraine: Responding to New Challenges or Repeating Old Mistakes?”
On 9 July 2015, the Razumkov Centre, with the support of the programme RADA (Responsible Accountable Democratic Assembly) and the German Foundation for International Legal Cooperation, hosted the round table Constitutional Process in Ukraine: Responding to New Challenges or Repeating Old Mistakes? Representatives of legislative and executive...
The Razumkov Centre Newsletter №20
This issue contains articles and interviews of the Razumkov Centre’s experts, dealing with most topical issues in Ukraine’s current affairs. In particular – domestic politics, security sector, the situation in the Ukrainian economy and energy sector. Read the Razumkov Centre Newsletter №20 …read more Source: Razumkov...
