Section: Research Organizations & Think Tanks about Ukraine
Short of War: How America’s competitors chip away at its traditional military might
The United States military remains the world’s most sophisticated and capable fighting force. Hostile foreign players know that the only way to compete with the United States on the international stage is either to engage on a level playing field, or take advantage of new ones. Subtle and indirect actions that fall below the threshold of...
Kerry To Meet Putin In First Visit To Russia Since Start Of Ukraine Crisis
May 11, 2015 …read more Source: Center on Global...
Merkel Urges More Russian Action to Halt Ukraine Fighting
German Chancellor Angela Merkel called on Russia Sunday to do more to urge pro-Russian separatist… …read more Source: American Security Council...
Public opinion in ‘Putin’s Russia’: A Q&A with Kirill Rogov
AEI director of Russian studies, Leon Aron, has edited a new volume— to be released at a conference on May 14— on the dynamics of Russian domestic politics titled “Putin’s Russia: How it rose, how it is maintained, and how it might end.” This work looks beyond international sanctions and the war in Ukraine to examine underlying crises in...
At Least 22 Killed in Macedonia Clash; Polish Voters Deliver Blow to President
Plus, Georgian leaders press EU for visa liberalization, and Zeman’s visit to Moscow angers Czech opposition. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Media Serfdom in Ukraine
The Revolution of Dignity did not extend to the country’s press. From openDemocracy. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Osborne tipped to lead EU renegotiation as Cameron puts in first calls to EU leaders
Osborne tipped to lead EU renegotiation as Cameron puts in first calls to EU leadersThe Sunday Times reported that David Cameron is planning to dispatch George Osborne, the Chancellor, and Philip Hammond, the Foreign Secretary, to Berlin and Brussels to lead the talks to redraw Britain’s relationship with the EU before the summer. The paper...
Pinpoint Drone Attacks? There’s No Such Thing!
The effectiveness of U.S. drone attacks in killing their targets vs. missing their targets and killing innocent human beings is analyzed in fine detail in this report. It looks at multiple attempts to kill a given person. For example, there were 3 U.S. drone attacks on the now-dead Mullah Nazir. These killed 24 innocent civilians. There were 3...
The Real Victor of World War II in Europe
It was churlish for western leaders to boycott this week’s Victory Parade in Moscow that commemorated the Soviet Union’s defeat of Nazi Germany 70 years ago. Historic events are facts that should not be manipulated according to the latest political fashions. Being angry at Moscow for mucking about in Ukraine does not in any way lessen...
The Choice Before Europe
Washington continues to drive Europe toward one or the other of the two most likely outcomes of the orchestrated conflict with Russia. Either Europe or some European Union member government will break from Washington over the issue of Russian sanctions, thereby forcing the EU off of the path of conflict with Russia, or Europe will be pushed into...
