Section: Research Organizations & Think Tanks about Ukraine
Moldova Turns to Hire Education
Can new, improved vocational training rectify a dearth of skilled workers and a distorted labor market? …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Ukraine’s defence industry got a chance to enter Western markets
In the comment to the magazine Focus, Co-director of Foreign Relations and International Security Programmes of the Razumkov Centre Oleksiy Melnyk explained why the termination of military and technical cooperation with Russia can do good to Ukraine’s defence industry. Putin’s statement only proves his unwillingness to name the real...
What interests Russia in the Arctic
In his column for the “Novoe Vremia” Oleksiy Melnyk, Co-director of Foreign Relations and International Security Programmes of the Razumkov Centre, writes about a possible conflict of national interests over the Arctic. …read more Source: Razumkov...
La politica europea di vicinato in crisi? Il caso Ucraina e il futuro delle relazioni con la Russia
As part of the “Citizens Dialogues” initiative organised by the EC Representation in Italy, the Jean Monnet Centre (CJM) of the University of Trento, the International Affairs Institute (IAI) in Rome, the International Research Project on Politics and Conflict Resolution (CERPIC) of the Bruno Kessler Foundation in Trento and the...
A total decline of Donbas economy will threaten Ukraine’s security
Economic Research Consultant at the Razumkov Centre Volodymyr Sidenko told the BBC news agency about the economic collapse in Donbas and how it threatens Ukraine’s security. There has been a major degradation process, due to which the economy of the region was thrown several decades back. Many of the enterprises that have stopped will not...
Separatists have to understand that a new attack in Donbas will cost them a lot
In his column for the “Novoe Vremia” Oleksiy Melnyk, Co-director of Foreign Relations and International Security Programmes of the Razumkov Centre, assesses the prospects and threats of de-escalation of the conflict in Donbas. The prospects of escalation or de-escalation of the conflict in Donbas should be assessed given the terrorists building...
Belarus’s Multi-Directional Foreign Policy Versus the Zero-Sum Fallacy
At the May 21–22 Riga summit of the European Union’s Eastern Partnership (EaP), Belarus was represented by Foreign Minister Vladimir Makei. Nothing groundbreaking was achieved at Riga with regard to Belarus. The country refused to sign the summit declaration’s first version, which had condemned Russia for its “illegal annexation” of...
Moscow Patriarch Says Ukrainian Faithful No Longer Obligated to Obey Kyiv
Both due to the other challenges Ukraine faces and because its leaders believe a democratic and European government should not become involved in religious affairs, Ukrainian officials have avoided tackling key issues of religion. But now Moscow Patriarch Kirill has left Kyiv with little choice by officially declaring (on May 24) that the...
Mikheil Saakashvili Appointed Governor of Ukraine’s Odesa Province (Part One)
On May 30, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko appointed Mikheil Saakashvili, former president of Georgia, as chairman of the state administration (governor) of Ukraine’s Odesa province. On the preceding day, Poroshenko conferred Ukrainian citizenship to Saakashvili “as a matter of national interest of Ukraine.” The cabinet of ministers...
The Dangerous Game of Truth Telling in Ukraine
As commentary on Ukraine increasingly focuses on the next Russian offensive and ways to end the war, now is the time to consider how to rebuild a unified country. Any attempt to move past the violence and establish a stable basis for reform must involve a frank discussion of the past. A truth commission is likely to emerge as a compelling option....
