Section: Research Organizations & Think Tanks about Ukraine
Defanging the Ukrainian Oligarchs
Ukrainian society-particularly sectors that pushed for greater accountability and transparency during the EuroMaidan Revolution-and Western governments, particularly the United States, are pushing Poroshenko to rein in the oligarchs. …read more Source: Carnegie Endowment for International...
Banking union – State of the Art
“The introduction of a banking union was a step that revolutionized European economic reality to a greater extent than economic and monetary union did” – said Andrzej Reich from the Polish Financial Supervisory Authority, who was the keynote speaker during the 137th mBank-CASE Seminar “Banking union – State of the Art”, which took place on April...
Propaganda On Parade
Image credit: Poster Collection, RU/SU 2241, Hoover Institution Archives.via Military History in the NewsThere can hardly be a more direct connection between military history and current affairs than over the celebration of the 70th anniversary of V-E Day in Russia on May 9. Vladimir Putin attempted to use the huge commemorations to promote the...
Obama Administration Stonewalls in Face of Evidence of Covert Action Against Azerbaijan
In the last two years, the Obama administration has succeeded in alienating longtime US allies Israel and Saudi Arabia; in offering Moscow a green light to invade Ukraine; and in continuing a strategic re-alignment of the Middle East that sees longtime allies such as Turkey and the aforementioned Israel and Saudi Arabia sidelined in favor of a...
Whither the West: A New Beginning
The Center is now in its fourth year, a truly remarkable achievement many of us never imagined would come to pass. We’ve had growing pains, and we’ve published some great authors, some of whom have gone on to other endeavors. But as much as we’ve changed, the world has changed more. When we began, we had three great questions...
Victory Day for China?
May 11, 2015 | By Konstantin Avramov While Putin has touted Russia’s pivot to the East, it is China who is reaping all of the benefits. The May 9th Victory Day celebration in Moscow was a familiar sight for those accustomed with the practice of determining the Soviet hierarchy by watching officials’ placement on top of Lenin’s...
Webinar on Political Economy of Ukraine
On 2 April CASE broadcasted a first webinar on the up-to-date topics relating to CEE countries: http://emerging-europe.com/webinars/webinar-4-2/The webinar was dedicated to the Political Economy of Ukraine. The speakers were:Anders Åslund, Senior Fellow at Peterson Institute for International Economics, Chairman of the CASE Advisory Council;Oleh...
Is Radical Nationalism in Russia Getting Out of Control?
Radical nationalism has long been one of the leading threats to Russia’s national security. However, in recent years, and especially during the Ukraine crisis, the Kremlin has tried to co-opt the nationalists to use them to mobilize the population. At the moment, according to Donald Jensen, resident fellow at the Center for Transatlantic...
Ukraine Erases Communist Reminders Amid Efforts to Shake Soviet Yoke
May 12, 2015 …read more Source: Center on Global...
How Russia’s Opposition United To Finish Nemtsov’s Report On Ukraine
May 12, 2015 …read more Source: Center on Global...
