Section: Research Organizations & Think Tanks about Ukraine
Unless key terms of the Minsk agreements are met, elections in “the DPR and the LPR” are impossible
Deputy Director – Director of Political and Legal Programmes at the Razumkov Centre Yuriy Yakymenko explained Glavnoe web-site why pro-russian separatists need local elections in “the DPR and the LPR” and how it can influenced the conflict in Donbas. The initiative of holding local elections in “the DPR and the LPR” is another imitation by the...
Ukraine’s IDP Crisis Worsens as Local Attitudes Harden
Ukraine officially has 1,381,953 internally displaced persons (IDPs), the country’s Ministry of Social Policy (MoSP) reported July 10. Overall, more than 2.3 million Ukrainians—including IDPs and those seeking refuge abroad—have been uprooted by conflict since March 2014.Yet the actual number of IDPs remains unknown and is likely to be...
Russia Set to Veto MH17 Resolution, Orban Lashes Out at Refugees, European Left
Plus, a detained Azerbaijani journalist appears in court, and Serbia vows to keep Kosovo out of UNESCO. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Beyond Deterrence: Rethinking UK Security Doctrine
Don’t dislay license Dr Scilla Elworthy 27 July 2015 Times have changed since ORG first began initiating dialogues with nuclear weapons decision-makers on both sides of the …read more Source: Oxford Research...
A People’s Army: Civil Society as a Security Actor in Post-Maidan Ukraine
A People’s Army: Civil Society as a Security Actor in Post-Maidan UkraineIn: IAI Working Papers …read more Source: Istituto Affari...
Ukraine’s Chechen fighters
The post Ukraine’s Chechen fighters appeared first on Canadian International Council – Canada’s hub for international affairs. …read more Source: Canadian International...
Ukraine Accepts Constitutional Amendment to Russia’s Advantage at US Insistence
The international context of negotiations to implement the Minsk armistice is changing in Russia’s favor. As the leading Western power, the Barack Obama administration effectively pressures Ukraine to legitimize the Donetsk-Luhansk authorities in the constitution and through elections. This would satisfy Russia’s main demands at this...
Obama Administration Undercutting Ukraine’s Position in the Minsk Armistice Negotiations
Urged by US Assistant Secretary of State Victoria Nuland in Kyiv last week, Ukraine took a first step toward legalizing the secessionist authorities in the country’s constitution (see EDM, July 20). Concurrently, US Vice President Joseph Biden asked Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko to accept local elections being held and possibly...
Moscow Uses Kadyrov in Kremlin Push for Rapprochement with Saudi Arabia
Chechnya, formally a Russian province, has found a place for itself in relations between Moscow and Riyadh. Indeed, in general, subnational units of the Russian Federation, in particular the Muslim regions, have become much more active in the Middle East. Chechnya’s governor, Ramzan Kadyrov, has been especially dynamic in this regard: over...
Czech Pol Jailed in Corruption Case, Lugansk Rebels Claim to Find U.S. Weapons Cache
Plus, Moldova’s whistleblowing education chief is tipped for prime minister, and Kosovo arrests a high-ranking judge. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
