Section: Research Organizations & Think Tanks about Ukraine
Bosnia Gets a Historic Wartime Rape Ruling, Romania’s Embattled Leader Takes Sick
Plus, Kyrgyzstan’s ‘gay propaganda’ bill clears another hurdle and Central Europeans mull the workings of Russia’s energy giants. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
A trial of strength in Ukrainian politics after the head of the special services resigns
2015-06-24Tadeusz A. OlszańskiThe SBU chief’s sacking revealed a new dispute and reminds us that there is a rivalry in Ukraine between the government and the oligarchs. …read more Source: Centre for Eastern Studies...
Over £93,000 raised for UCU at fundraising dinner in London
Ukrainian Catholic University (UCU) held its first fundraising dinner in Parliament (London, UK) on Friday 19 June, attended by the Culture Secretary John Whittingdale MP, along with over 150 guests who together raised over £93,000 to support the work and students of UCU. While far from being one of the biggest or oldest universities in...
The New Ukrainian Exceptionalism
WASHINGTON: The slow boiling war in Southeastern Ukraine is by now well known to the world. It has been projected in stark moral and political terms and in gruesome detail by the international press, Ukrainian and Western political leaders, and ordinary Ukrainian citizens. Indeed, it is no exaggeration to say that Ukraine is engaged in a struggle...
Diaspora Politics: When domestic votes trump foreign policy
Throughout the Harper government’s nine-year grip on power, diaspora politics has become more prominent with time. We have seen Conservative politicians and Members of Cabinet show favouritism towards some groups at the expense of others, develop special diaspora initiatives with sizeable budgets, and compromise Canada’s international...
‘Land Grab’ Case Lays Bare the Frailty of Russian-Chinese Relationship
At a time when Moscow’s relations with the West are continuing to deteriorate, and with the unresolved Ukrainian crisis looming large in the background, Russia is seeking to strengthen its partnerships with the Middle East and Asia, first and foremost with China. The recent St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, which was held on June...
Iran-Armenia Railway Project Remains Controversial
Discussions surrounding the proposed Iran-Armenia railway project have intensified in early June, after a statement made by Russian Railways’ CEO, Vladimir Yakunin, who said that the project would not be expedient: “It is like opening a window to nowhere, to the wall of a neighboring building” (Arminfo.info, June 8). Armenian officials had...
Moscow Reluctant to Permit Cooperation between Crimea and the North Caucasus
Following last year’s annexation of Crimea, Russia’s initial tactic was to propagate multiple connections between the people on the peninsula and the country’s population. A year later, North Caucasian activists say that the Russian government is insulating Crimea from the North Caucasus and preventing the two regions from...
Russia Bans Freedom to Report, Says Top Investigative Journalist
Russia’s Foreign Ministry has banned US investigative journalist Simon Ostrovsky from working in Russia. On June 4, it denied a press visa for Ostrovsky, an Emmy award-winning documentary filmmaker and journalist best known for his coverage of the Ukraine crisis for VICE News. …read more Source: Atlantic...
European and transatlantic unity is paramount in facing the Russia challenge
Joerg Forbrig on Tu a teraz (Here and now), TASR, Slovakia: European and transatlantic unity is paramount in facing the Russia challenge In an interview for the Slovak press agency TASR, Joerg Forbrig, Transatlantic Fellow for Central and Eastern Europe at the German Marshall Fund of the United States discusses the new reality in relationships...
