Section: Research Organizations & Think Tanks about Ukraine
The New Siege of Crimea
Western sanctions on Crimea are hurting locals and empowering the Kremlin. …read more Source: Carnegie Endowment for International...
In Iran, a picture’s worth 1,000 words
So what does Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei think about the idea of peace and reconciliation that a new nuclear deal might herald, if senior regime officials like Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani are to be believed?Not much, if this photo just posted on his website is to be believed. The caption reads, “The Zionist Regime is Condemned to Vanish.”It...
Russia’s War on Ukraine’s Economy
Ukraine’s primary economic problems are not homegrown but the result of Russian aggression. The international community, with the EU in the lead, must provide substantial humanitarian assistance and help stabilize the country’s economy. …read more Source: Project Syndicate (Czech...
U.S., Ukraine Weigh Expansion Of American Training Program
July 9, 2015 …read more Source: Center on Global...
Russia Votes No on Calling Srebrenica Genocide, Billboards Mock Hungary’s Anti-Migrant Drive
Plus, Georgia bills Russia for 2006-2007 expulsions, and a libel case furthers Kazakhstan’s media crackdown. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Europe’s Strategic Indifference Over Greece and Ukraine
Greece’s economic crisis and the war in Ukraine pose similar threats to Europe’s security-threats that most European leaders prefer to ignore. …read more Source: Carnegie Endowment for International...
Elections, Identity and Economic Decline in Belarus
The Belarusian parliament endorsed a new date for the upcoming presidential elections: October 11. It is unlikely that shifting elections from November (as originally planned) to October will make a difference either in terms of negative trends in the economy or in terms of the opposition candidates’ ability to collect the requisite 100,000...
Tatarstani Cossacks Enter Government Service
Although not commonly associated with the Cossacks, the city of Kazan (in the ethnic republic of Tatarstan, historically a Muslim region) played host, in mid-June, to a meeting of the regional coordination center for Cossack revival. The meeting was attended by the Cossack Party of the Russian Federation, the Union of Cossack Soldiers From Russia...
Russia’s Naval Power in the 21st Century
Traditionally considered a land power, Russia’s drive to develop as a naval power dates back at least as far as the reign of Peter the Great. As part of a large defense modernization program, Russia has invested heavily in recent years to develop its navy and acquire new capabilities. What is the state and mission of Russian naval power...
Here’s Why More Ukrainians Admire Nationalists, and Why the West Shouldn’t Freak Out
Here’s a suggestion that will strike you as either painfully obvious or unnecessarily cumbersome. If you really want to understand contemporary Ukraine and Ukrainians, you need to know Ukrainian. If you accept that point, then discard all the writings by linguistically challenged analysts incapable of delving deeper into the Ukrainian...
