Section: Research Organizations & Think Tanks about Ukraine
Ukraine Says Separatists Step Up Attacks, Poroshenko Warns Of ‘Threat Of War’
April 28, 2015 …read more Source: Center on Global...
Germany Failed To Pass On Warnings Before Plane Was Shot Down Over Ukraine
April 28, 2015 …read more Source: Center on Global...
Poroshenko: Ukraine Will Be Ready to Join EU Within 5 Years
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said Monday that his country will be able to meet the condit… …read more Source: American Security Council...
EU and Ukraine Spin Their Wheels, One Dies in Bosnia Police Station Shooting
Plus, Tajikistani police take a dim view of long beards, and a Macedonian train disaster underlines the region’s migration crisis. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Russia, Ukraine, and U.S. Policy
In his testimony before the Senate Committee on Armed Services, Stephen Sestanovich argues that Russian President Vladimir Putin could grow more dangerous—both for his neighbors and for the United States. …read more Source: Council on Foreign...
North Korea’s new diplomacy
Russian state-run news agency Tass confirmed on 22 April that Kim Jong-un will be in Moscow for the 9 May Victory Day celebrations. The North Korean leader will be among 26 other heads of state who have so far confirmed their attendance. North Korean Foreign Minister Ri Su Yong (Flickr/UN Geneva) This visit will mark Kim’s first official...
Markets optimistic Greek government reshuffle will ease tension in negotiations
Markets optimistic Greek government reshuffle will ease tension in negotiationsGreek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras yesterday announced a new “political negotiationg team” to lead the discussions with Greece’s creditors – a move which is widely seen as further side-lining Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis. While Varoufakis is said to...
Ukraine’s PR Problem Isn’t Just a PR Problem
Ukraine has a problem with global public relations. Despite its fundamentally compelling narrative—a recent democracy defending itself against a much larger, authoritarian neighbor—the country’s efforts remain uncoordinated, unprofessional, and unfiltered. Even as the state relies on a worldwide diaspora in its struggle for survival, it...
Russia’s Refusal to Restructure Debt Hinders Assistance Plan for Ukraine
Ukraine has to generate $15.3 billion over four years with the help of a debt restructuring plan agreed, last March, with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The IMF, which approved a new $17.5 billion loan for Ukraine and issued the first $4.9 billion tranche, expects that Ukraine and its creditors will agree on the terms of Ukraine’s...
Gazprom Must Compromise on EU Charges, but Putin Cannot
The European Commission delivered, on April 22, a “statement of objections” resulting from its probe launched back in September 2012, which amounts to charging Gazprom with abusing its dominant position on the gas market in several EU member states. The content of the charges has been less consequential than many experts had expected, and the...
