Section: Research Organizations & Think Tanks about Ukraine
Ukraine’s Success Will Have ‘Huge Implications’ for Entire Region
EU official: ‘Russia recognizes that we are not looking to gain territories’ Describing Ukraine as an “international issue,” a top European Union official said June 4 that turning the country into a success story will have “huge implications for the whole region.” “Russia recognizes we are not looking to gain territories. We are looking to...
Macedonia: Another Color Revolution
The current government in Macedonia, elected freely just a year ago, has been under pressure by NGOs financed by the US and European governments as well as George Soros. The problem? Lack of enthusiasm about western sanctions on Russia and an initial agreement to participate in the Turkish Stream gas pipeline project with Russia. Today the Ron...
End of a NATO era?
The Ukrainian crisis has been keeping the Harper government busy. Ottawa has unequivocally condemned Moscow’s actions; at the G20 summit last November, Stephen Harper reportedly told Russian President Vladimir Putin to “get out of Ukraine.” Deeds followed words: six CF-18 fighter jets have been sent to join the NATO mission policing the...
Why Are Former Leaders of Saakashvili’s UNM Trying to Kill the Party?
The executive secretary of the opposition faction United National Movement (UNM), Zurab Japaridze, unexpectedly announced, on May 25, he was leaving the party (Georgiatoday.ge, May 28). Former Georgian president and UNM chairman Mikheil Saakashvili left the country over a year ago to avoid criminal charges that were brought against him by state...
Ukrainian Government Enlists Georgian Talent
President Petro Poroshenko and the government of Arseniy Yatsenyuk have invited a significant number of foreign experts to take up government posts and design the reforms in Ukraine. Appointing and naturalizing foreign officials to such an extent is unprecedented in the post-communist, post-Soviet countries of Central and Eastern Europe. It helps...
Russia and its Northern Neighbors: Young Leaders on the Future of Baltic Security
Tuesday, June 16, 2015 10:00 am – 11:30 am Johns Hopkins University – SAIS Bernstein-Offit Building, Room 500 1717 Massachusetts Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20036 Russia’s actions in Ukraine have sparked new concerns about the security of neighboring countries in the Baltic region. Despite being often grouped together as the Baltic States,...
Greece and Rick’s Sovereign Debt Café
“Greece to withhold E300 million loan repayment” (Financial Times lead headline today). I am shocked, shocked to find that default is going on in Rick’s Sovereign Debt Café!A week ago, the FT helpfully provided an instructive table of the huge losses, or “haircuts,” taken by the credulous bondholders in a dozen sovereign debt defaults...
Hardening Of Positions Undercuts Ukraine Peace Accord
June 5, 2015 …read more Source: Center on Global...
Ukraine’s Most Hopeful City: Lviv
June 5, 2015 …read more Source: Center on Global...
Russian IS Recruit Stopped in Turkey, Chechnya Rights Group Attacked
Plus, Canada’s leader says Putin’s Russia should stay out of G-7 and Bosnia embraces the pope’s visit. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
