Section: Research Organizations & Think Tanks about Ukraine
Prospects for a More Western-Integrated Ukraine
Europe must be clear about what it can offer Ukraine as the latter loosens its economic ties with Russia and undergoes a process of reform …read more Source: Royal United Services Institute...
Insecurity in Greece Poses Risk to the Balkans
WASHINGTON—Even as a compromise was found to halt an imminent Grexit (temporary or otherwise) this week, Greece’s situation, and even its euro membership, remains tenuous. In this context it is hard to remember that back in the 1990s, Greece was a crucial anchor of stability on the southern and southeastern flank of Europe and NATO. When...
Ukraine Must Put Reform Agenda in Overdrive While There’s Still Time
Kyiv is vibrant with intellectual and political discussions. As after any revolution the debate is about what is wrong and what should be done. Policy people acknowledge that reforms are proceeding but too slowly, while a typical business verdict is that corruption is as bad as before, but it has become more disorganized, since the old Yanukovych...
IMF Warns Proposed Legislation In Ukraine Threatens Reforms
July 13, 2015 …read more Source: Center on Global...
Serbia’s Premier Denounces Srebrenica Attack, Romania’s Ponta Faces Graft Charges
Plus, the deeds of a fabled Red Army unit may have been more fiction than fact, and Moldovans march for a union with Romania. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
One Year on from the Annexation of Crimea
One year on from the Annexation of Crimea, Russians’ attitude toward the West has deteriorated. The Russian government uses the situation to fuel patriotism and isolate critics. Besides, the Ukraine conflict shows that Russia follows its own cost-benefit ratio, neglecting its economic interests. …read more Source: Konrad Adenauer...
Here’s Why European Disunity is a Greater Threat to Ukraine Than Russia
As the Greek tragedy unfolds, many Europeans seem to have forgotten that for the first time since the end of World War II, a country is trying to redraw European borders by force. Russia’s annexation of Crimea and its support for rebels in eastern Ukraine is, by far, Europe’s most serious security crisis since the Balkan wars. Once...
Ukraine’s Dangerous Drive to Decentralize
Here’s Why the West Should Stop Pushing Decentralization Now In the coming days the Ukrainian parliament is expected to debate a draft law that would amend Ukraine’s Constitution on decentralization to expand local governments’ powers.The West has enthusiastically encouraged Ukraine to embrace decentralization, provide special...
Ukraine: Just a little historical perspective
Crises telescope time. They focus us on the urgency of the now and, as important as they are, sometimes they distract us from enduring truths and long-term strategies. The crisis over Ukraine is no exception. We worry about war and escalation; we despair about refugees and suffering; and we naturally focus on ceasefires and their violations. This...
Kazakhstan Finally Gains WTO Membership
On June 10, Kazakhstan and the World Trade Organization (WTO) announced they had reached an agreement for Kazakhstan’s accession to the trade body, bringing an end to an almost 20-year negotiation process that began when the Central Asian republic applied in January 1996 (Wto.org, June 10). On June 22, the WTO Working Group on Kazakhstan...
