Section: Research Organizations & Think Tanks about Ukraine
Greek Interior Minister says snap elections after the summer are “very likely”
Greek Interior Minister says snap elections after the summer are “very likely”Greek Interior Minister Nikos Voutsis told radio station Sto Kokkino yesterday, “If it is not September, it will be October. Elections are very likely, but will be the result of the broader way things are seen to be going, not just from the government.” Greek Prime...
The incident in Mukachevo: a symptom of Ukraine’s systemic weakness
2015-07-15Tadeusz IwańskiPiotr ŻochowskiThe incident in Mukachevo has revealed the failings of the public safety system which are characteristic of the whole country. …read more Source: Centre for Eastern Studies...
Russia gives way to China in BRICS and SCO
This month saw a super summit of two organisations that are significant for both Russia and China. The 7th BRICS summit and 15th Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit, both held in Ufa, Russia, included the typical member-state declarations confirming cooperation on major issues such as counter-terrorism, ensuring stability and enhancing...
MH17 tragedy galvanised world opinion against Russia
A year ago the world received the awful news of the destruction of Malaysian Airlines flight 17 and the deaths of all 298 passengers and crew. The plane, shot down over the Donetsk region in Eastern Ukraine amid fighting between pro-Russian separatist militias and the Ukrainian army, was flying from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur. Most of the victims...
Moscow Rejects Dutch Findings and the Malaysian Proposal of an MH17 Crash Tribunal
On July 17, 2014, Malaysian passenger jet Flight MH17 was shot out of the sky over the territory of Ukrainian Donbas controlled by Moscow-backed separatists, killing all 298 people on board (most of them—Dutch citizens). The Ukrainian authorities have accused the separatist rebels of shooting down MH17 with a surface-to-air BUK M1 missile (known...
The Next UN Secretary General: An Experienced Woman to Foster Global Food Security
Filed in Blog Topics: United Nations While conflicts in countries like Syria and Ukraine dominate the daily news cycle, and longer-term concerns about climate change and energy security are frequently aired, the problem of hunger and the emergence of new threats to world food supplies receive far less attention than they merit. Without sustained...
Ukraine Bank Deputy Dmytro Solohub: Economic recovery ‘difficult, but still possible’
Dmytro Solohub admits that the Ukrainian economy is “very fragile” and faces “lots of security risks”— but says he’s doing everything he can to stabilize Ukraine’s currency, control galloping inflation, and return his country to prosperity as quickly as possible.Solohub, 37, took over in mid-March as Deputy...
CGI Asks: Is The Iran Deal Bad for Russia?
July 16, 2015 A selection of Western and Russian experts respond to a question from CGI on the latest foreign policy developments affecting Russia and Eurasia. Sergey Aleksashenko, Former Deputy Finance Minister of Russia While the agreement with Iran lowers tensions on the global scale, it could be seen as a defeat by those Russian politicians...
Ukraine Passes Draft Bill To Grant East Regions More Autonomy
July 16, 2015 …read more Source: Center on Global...
Ukraine Rebel Leader Sued in U.S. Over MH17 Attack, Baku Trial Set for Activist Couple
Plus, Kyrgyzstan protests the State Department’s rights award to a jailed activist and Armenia mulls a sex-specific abortion ban. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
