Section: Research Organizations & Think Tanks about Ukraine
Attending the II international scientific symposium STATES AND MARKETS UNDER GLOBAL TRANSFORMATIONS
On 29 May 2015, experts of the Razumkov Centre attended the II International Scientific Symposium STATES AND MARKETS UNDER GLOBAL TRANSFORMATIONS. The aim of the Symposium was to draw the attention of national and international scholars, politicians, and managers to the current political and economic rethinking of the patterns of development of...
The Razumkov Centre Newsletter №18
This issue contains articles and interviews of the Razumkov Centre’s experts, dealing with most topical issues in Ukraine’s current affairs. In particular – domestic politics, security sector, the situation in the Ukrainian economy and energy sector. Read the Razumkov Centre Newsletter №18 …read more Source: Razumkov...
Why the National Bank of Ukraine does not release U.S. dollar exchange rate
In the comment to the website Novoe Vremia, Director of Economic Programmes of the Razumkov Centre Vasyl Yurchyshyn explained why the National Bank of Ukraine is in no hurry to lift all the restrictions on the foreign exchange market that have been set to stabilise the economic situation. …read more Source: Razumkov...
Crisis in Ukraine: The Collapsing of Minsk II and Its Aftermath
In cooperation with the CSIS Russia and Eurasia Program, please join us for an important discussion which will take stock of the escalating conflict in Ukraine and the collapse of the February 2015 Minsk II agreement. read more …read more Source: Center for Strategic and International...
Bringing Belarus Back in From the Cold (Part Two)
*To read Part One, please click here. Its membership in the Russia-led Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) serves Belarus, to some extent, as a form of political insurance vis-à-vis Russia. This involves stable supplies of Russian oil and natural gas at discounted prices, anti-crisis and currency stabilization loans, theoretically free access of...
U.S. Ambassador To UN Visits Ukraine, Slams Russian Aggression
June 11, 2015 …read more Source: Center on Global...
Russian Groups Crowdfunded The War In Ukraine
June 11, 2015 …read more Source: Center on Global...
Six Reasons Why Russia Should be Recognized as a Party to the Conflict in Ukraine
The fluctuating intensity of warfare in the Donbas region should be seen neither as a step toward freezing the conflict nor toward achieving a lasting peace. While Russia remains nominally unrecognized as party to the conflict by the West, the Minsk II agreement may well share the ineffectual fate of its predecessor, Minsk I. To avoid this fate,...
The harsh reality of Ukraine’s fiscal arithmetic
• Ukraine is struggling with both external aggression and the dramatically poor shape of its economy. The pace of political and institutional change has so far been too slow to prevent the deepening of the fiscal and balance-of-payments crises, while business confidence continues to be undermined. • Unfortunately, the 2015 International Monetary...
Europe and Russia: A tale of two pipelines
The European Union recently renewed its economic sanctions on Russia over the invasion of Ukraine, but Russia remains a big energy source, albeit with one big “if” — if Russia can get its energy to market. And that becomes a question of pipeline geopolitics. For Europe and Russia, this means the question of the “Turkish Stream” pipeline project...
