Section: Research Organizations & Think Tanks about Ukraine
Aborted Offensive in Donbas on Eve of G7 Summit
It was hardly surprising that the fragile ceasefire in eastern Ukraine was broken last week by an exchange of artillery and tank fire after weeks of deployment of Russian troops and heavy weapons in the war zone. What was unexpected, however, was the direction of the Moscow-backed rebel attack on Maryinka to the west of Donetsk and the...
With Kippot and Klezmer Music, Messianic Jews Aim to Build Bridges in Ukraine
Russian politicians and pro-Russia separatists in the Donbas have repeatedly accused Ukraine of promoting fascism and Nazism since the February 2014 overthrow of former President Viktor Yanukovych. But at a Shabbat concert in Kyiv on June 5, another side of Ukraine was on full display: religious diversity and pluralism. …read more Source:...
Russia is not strong. And Putin is even weaker.
Sergey Aleksashenko wants everyone to stop calling Russia weak. He contends that Russia is actually stronger than many people believe —to include U.S. President Barack Obama and British military historian Lawrence Freedman among other prominent voices. But Russia is weak and Russian President Vladimir Putin is even weaker. Aleksashenko...
Could Slovakia provide an unlikely roadmap to avoiding a Greek tragedy?
It may sound harsh – but Greeks have to stop seeing themselves as victims of a diktat imposed on them by the European Union and the International Monetary Fund.True, Greece’s international partners need to bear their share of responsibility for the economic catastrophe that has been unfolding in the country. However, it is not its creditors...
G-7 Sanctions ex-G-8 Partner, Pope Preaches Peace in Sarajevo
Plus, Baku tells the OSCE to start packing, and the author of the Prague Spring manifesto dies at 88. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Bringing Eastern Europeans Closer Together
Russia’s continuing meddling in Ukraine is motivating civil society across the region to work together. That is a chance for the EU to reach out in a more sustained way. …read more Source: Carnegie Endowment for International...
Cameron rules out free EU vote for Ministers as row breaks out over civil service neutrality and campaign spending limits
Cameron rules out free EU vote for Ministers as row breaks out over civil service neutrality and campaign spending limitsAt the G7 summit in Bavaria, asked whether he would allow Ministers to campaign for an EU exit, Prime Minister David Cameron replied that “If you want to be part of the Government, you have to take the view that we are engaged...
Soros Pushes US Bailouts and Weapons for Ukraine
If you look at the track record of the interventionists you might think they would pause before taking on more projects. Each of their past projects has ended in disaster yet still they press on. Last week the website Zero Hedge posted a report about hacked emails between billionaire George Soros and Ukrainian President Poroshenko. Soros is very...
Military Madness: US Officials Consider Nuclear Strikes against Russia
US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter was at the headquarters of the US European Command in Stuttgart, Germany this week with two dozen US military commanders and European diplomats to discuss how to escalate their economic and military campaign against Russia. They will assess the impact of current economic sanctions, as well as NATO’s...
Obama: The Reluctant Realist
Mideast Security and Policy Studies No. 113 Many have asserted that Barack Obama’s foreign policy lacks direction. He is seen as constantly improvising without any ideological or intellectual compass to guide him. I argue that this is not the case and that, in fact, Obama’s foreign policy can be explained as adhering very closely to...
