Section: Research Organizations & Think Tanks about Ukraine
The BRICS Summit: A shadow of the former self it never was
The BRICS are gathering in Ufa, Russia on July 9 for their seventh annual Summit. When this group came into being, in the turbulent days of the global financial crisis, it was heralded both as the future of economic growth and as a new grouping that was set to challenge the West for the leadership of the international order. How things have...
Pursuing strategic advantage: The utility of armed forces in peace, war, and everything in between
Key Points As they face increasingly sophisticated unconventional warfare from today’s enemies, America’s national security leaders would benefit from a historical understanding of the line between war and peace.The enduring presence of the armed forces in a region enhances socioeconomic and situational awareness, assures partners,...
No Jury Trial for Savchenko, Police Break Up Yerevan Protest
Plus, Lithuania and the U.S. announce joint military training, and Kosovo’s Bosniaks call for more mother-tongue university education. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Islamic Battalions, Stocked With Chechens, Aid Ukraine In War With Rebels
July 7, 2015 …read more Source: Center on Global...
Why Ukraine Deserves a Haircut
The battle in Ukraine over the future of reform is far from won, but real progress has been made. The country’s private creditors must now do their part and join the international community and the IMF in taking a haircut on their debts. …read more Source: Project Syndicate (Czech...
Everybody Loves Volodya
With Putin’s approval ratings sky-high, have even his critics changed their minds – or have they just found the door? …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Ukraine, Private Creditors Take a Step Toward Debt Solution
Ukraine has taken one step back from looming default as an agreement was reached to start direct talks with Kyiv’s biggest private creditors. This is despite a setback with Russia, which has refused to discuss the restructuring of a loan issued in 2013 as a reward to then-president Viktor Yanukovych for rejecting an association and free...
Greece’s clash with reality
Groucho Marx used to say that he was not crazy about reality, but that it was still the only place to get a decent meal. The sooner the Greeks and their political elites return to reality and abandon the fantasy of a radically better deal with the Troika that would somehow exonerate them of the need to pursue deep economic reforms, the better for...
Armenia Wants Best of Both Worlds
Six months ago, it looked like Armenia had made a final, definitive choice to align itself with Russia rather than the European Union. But now the government in Yerevan seems to be reaching out to Brussels again and seeking something like the kind of Association Agreement that it abandoned nearly two years ago – and officials insist that Moscow...
Ukraine Is More Important Than Greece
For one year, Russia has pursued a long, costly war of aggression against Ukraine. Its objective is obvious: to destabilize Ukraine so that the new democratic regime fails. Therefore, the West should adjust its goals accordingly to offer Ukraine financial support.The Kremlin has presented one false objective after the other for this aggression....
