Section: Research Organizations & Think Tanks about Ukraine
Here’s How to Make Sense of the Violence in Western Ukraine
Ukraine made headlines again when a nationalist group and police in the western city of Mukachevo exchanged gunfire that killed three on June 11. A group of 21 armed members of Right Sector seized a sports complex owned by Member of Parliament Mikhail Lanyo and reportedly beat and shot one of his employees in the process. …read more Source:...
Greek Crisis ‘Diverts Attention’ from Kyiv
Ukraine’s Economy Minister: Unlike Greece, Ukraine is embracing reforms The Greek financial crisis has diverted global attention away from Ukraine, but it also “sheds a positive light” on the Kyiv government’s achievements, Ukrainian Economy Minister Aivaras Abromavicius said in a July 14 interview.”Greece is...
Will Putin prefer Obama’s successor?
By all appearances, U.S. President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin don’t care much for each other. Putin reportedly has concluded he cannot work with Obama and will wait for a new U.S. president in 2017. Looking at the field of candidates, that would seem a major miscalculation — a miscalculation that Putin has made...
Ukraine Leader Attacks Greek ‘Disaster’
July 14, 2015 …read more Source: Center on Global...
Ukraine’s Right Sector Challenges Poroshenko After Police Standoff
July 14, 2015 …read more Source: Center on Global...
American, EU Brass Urge Macedonian Compromise, Russian Troops Accused of Desertion
Plus, a gun battle underlines Kyiv’s weakness in the face of organized crime, and Georgia accuses Russia of seizing territory atop a trans-Caucasus oil pipeline. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Does the ADA give the US moral legitimacy as a global disability rights leader?: The view from Russia and Ukraine
Human Rights play an important role in US-Russia relations.Directions: Directions to the Wilson Center …read more Source: Woodrow Wilson International Center for...
MH17: The Blaming Putin Game Goes On
Once upon a time CIA Stations overseas received what was referred to as an “Operating Directive” which prioritized intelligence targets for the upcoming year based on their importance vis-à-vis national security. Prior to the collapse of the Soviet Union, penetrating Moscow and preventing the KGB’s repaying the favor in kind loomed large as...
President Poroshenko, Governor Saakashvili Assess Situation in Odesa (Part One)
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, the United States’ ambassador to Ukraine, Geoffrey Pyatt, and Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev descended on Odesa in separate visits (July 2–July 8), to confer with Governor Mikheil Saakashvili there. Georgia’s former president aims to turn this undeveloped province of Ukraine into a showcase...
Why Are Georgians Afraid of Greece’s Financial Default?
Georgians have shown a keen interest in the events in far-away Greece, which has been on the verge of leaving the Eurozone, if not the European Union itself. All news programs on Georgian TV now routinely begin with the latest news about negotiations between EU leaders and the prime minister of Greece, Alexis Tsipras. Why is Georgia, a country on...
