Section: Research Organizations & Think Tanks about Ukraine
Juncker accuses member states of populism over migration crisis and says Commission could re-table mandatory burden sharing mechanism
Juncker accuses member states of populism over migration crisis and says Commission could re-table mandatory burden sharing mechanismIn an interview with AFP, European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker accused some EU member states of behaving in a “populist” fashion in refusing to accept greater numbers of asylum seekers. He added “We...
Reforms in Ukraine: No Room for Pessimism
Ukraine’s old, corrupt political system is determined to resist change. At the same time, the country’s civil society activists are determined to change that system. …read more Source: Carnegie Endowment for International...
Euro Area growth is gaining momentum
Euro area growth is strengthening in the course of this year according to the Eurogrowth Indicator calculated by the Euroframe group in August 2015. GDP growth has accelerated slowly on quarter-on-quarter basis from a modest 0.2 per cent in the summer of 2014 to 0.4 per cent in the first quarter of this year. The indicator points to a further...
Ukraine Crisis Update: August 5, 2015
Download the PDF Russian-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine continued to launch indirect fire and probing infantry attacks against Ukrainian forces in a similar pattern to recent weeks as negotiators from Kyiv, Moscow and the separatist “republics” convened in Minsk to discuss the failing February 2015 ‘Minsk II’ ceasefire agreement....
Ukraine’s Antiterrorism Cooperation With Russia
The financial intelligence services of Belarus, Russia and Ukraine have been intensively cooperating to prevent the financing of illegal armed groups, according to Vyachaslaw Reut, the head of the financial monitoring department of Belarus’ State Control Committee (KGK) (TASS, July 22). “Despite the existing political differences between...
Power in the Service of Power
It’s been a bad month for the angst-ridden US ambassador to the UN, Samantha Power. Last week, she was “outraged” by Russia’s veto at the UN Security Council of an international criminal court into the downing of Malaysian airliner MH17 over eastern Ukraine. Three weeks prior, Power was again “outraged” by Russia’s veto of a...
Ukraine Army Gets Help From Classic Car Restorers
August 5, 2015 …read more Source: Center on Global...
More EU Anti-Migrant Protests, Russia Unveils Aerospace Force
Plus, latest Ukrainian peace talks end in acrimony; Kyrgyzstan looks ahead to elections as it mends fences with Moscow. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Debating the dubious Iran deal
With so many flaws, the Vienna agreement on Iran’s nuclear-weapons program is generating considerable debate. But beyond the deal’s many deficiencies, broader implications — almost entirely negative for the United States and its closest allies — are still not well understood.kisa kuyruk / Shutterstock.comAmericans must consider these...
Who’s Afraid of NATO Enlargement?
Russia’s invasion of eastern Ukraine is forcing NATO to rethink the strategic benefits of further alliance enlargement. …read more Source: Carnegie Endowment for International...
