Section: Research Organizations & Think Tanks about Ukraine
Weather Reports, Defense Budgets, and Military Power
Budget Weather Reports Since NATO allies committed to spending 2 percent of their GDP on defense, freshly released budget figures have been scrutinized and commented upon. Such daily budget weather reports are convenient to engage in “talking defense.” The 2 percent benchmark is snappy and plausible, and reminding governments to adhere it has the...
Europe to Planet America: Stay With Us, But Don’t Stampede Us
As the 2016 U.S. presidential election campaign gears up, and conflicts on the other side of the Atlantic multiply, two opposing views of what the United States should do about European security are competing for airspace in the U.S. public debate: “Let’s Get Out of There”: The United States no longer has any business being engaged in...
How Religious Institutions Help Prevent Violent Conflict
What is the main source of violent conflict in the world? If you judged solely by media reports you might assume that religion would be at the top of the list. Today, for example, there is news that Islamic State—a terrorist group that wants to create an Islamic caliphate—set off two car bombs in Syria. on How Religious Institutions Help Prevent...
Regional Security and Cooperation in the Arctic and Baltic
The Ukraine conflict has created a deep and long-running crisis of confidence in relations between the West and Russia, as Moscow challenges the foundations of the European security order. Russia’s behaviour in the Baltic and Arctic regions, which it shares with members of NATO and the European Union, has become increasingly confrontative...
The role of international organisations in Ukraine: capabilities and limits
Сo-director of Foreign Affairs and International Security Programmes at the Razumkov Centre Oleksiy Melnyk took part in the Sofia Security Forum “The role of NATO and EU in the wider Black sea region” that was held on 9-10 September 2015 in Sofia, Bulgaria. Mr. Melnyk delivered a speech under the title “The role of international organisations in...
Empty words: Republican non-proposals for dealing with Putin
We knew well before the first Republican presidential debate on August 6 that most of the GOP candidates don’t like Vladimir Putin or President Obama’s reset policy—instead, they advocate getting tough with Moscow. Perhaps the second debate on September 16 will give them a chance to describe more fully how they would deal with the...
Kazakhstan Celebrates Statehood, Counters Putin’s Slight
President Nazarbayev installs his daughter as apparent ‘heir to the throne’. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Kazakhstan Celebrates Statehood as Counter to Putin’s Slight
President Nazarbayev installs his daughter as apparent ‘heir to the throne’. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Madness of Blockading Syria’s Regime
Does the US government want the Islamic State and/or its fellow-travelers in Al Qaeda to take over Syria? As far as the State Department is concerned, that seems to be a risk worth taking as it moves to cut off Russia’s supply pipeline to the Syrian government of President Bashar al-Assad — even as Sunni terrorist groups expand their grip...
Russian Elections Marred by Fraud, Observers Say
Most reports were from the only province in which Boris Nemtsov-founded opposition party Parnas could run. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
