Section: Research Organizations & Think Tanks about Ukraine
Ukraine’s Crisis and Russia’s Closest Allies
Ukraine’s Crisis and Russia’s Closest AlliesIn: The International Spectator …read more Source: Istituto Affari...
Greek Finance Minister increasingly side-lined as some Eurozone members begin to raise the prospect of a Plan B for Greece
Greek Finance Minister increasingly side-lined as some Eurozone members begin to raise the prospect of a Plan B for GreeceReports over the weekend confirm that Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis was entirely isolated at Friday’s meeting of Eurozone finance ministers in Riga, with many expressing anger at the lack of progress in meeting...
Ukraina doznała szoku ale bez terapii
Language Polish Sytuacja makroekonomiczna na Ukrainie, Białorusi i w Mołdawii, obecna sytuacja polityczna w regionie i napięcia w krajach post-sowieckich to główne tematy poruszone podczas warsztatu makroekonomicznego “Sektory wrażliwe w gospodarkach państw Partnerstwa Wschodniego”, który się odbył 16 kwietnia w Warszawie. Eksperci...
Crisis in and around Ukraine
…read more Source: German Institute for International and Security...
Weekend catch-up: Anzac Day, neocons, the EU and Ukraine, digital diplomacy and more
Today is Anzac Day in Australia. Each year the national commemoration prompts a substantial amount of public reflection both on its meaning for Australians today, its place in Australia’s national identity and whether it should hold a place of such prominence. The Interpreter hosted two pieces on those topics this week, the first from...
We must keep working for a world without nuclear weapons (yes, it’s possible)
At the Nonproliferation Treaty Review Conference later this month at the United Nations, the five nuclear weapon states recognized by the Treaty—the United States, Russia, Britain, France, and China—will come in for critical scrutiny from an international community that regards current approaches to nuclear arms as inadequate. Just take...
Racism in Russia and the 2018 World Cup
Adolf Hitler’s birthday, April 20, is traditionally a time when the Russian Far Right (along with extremist organizations all over the world) “celebrate” by attacking those who are ethnically and culturally different (see EDM, April 29, 2013). The most notable event this year was the dispersal by OMON (Russian riot police) of neo-Nazis in a...
Putin Outlines Current Policy Toward Ukraine (Part Two)
Addressing Russia’s populace and, implicitly, Ukraine in his annual phone-in dialogue (see Part One in EDM, April 23), Russian President Vladimir Putin torpedoed the Minsk Two agreement beyond repair: “I say outright and unequivocally: there are no Russian forces in Ukraine” (Kremlin.ru, April 17). Quite apart from the United States’...
Student Meeting With Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak
On April 23, 2015, CGI partnered with the Embassy of the Russian Federation to provide an opportunity for students pursuing IR, national security, and Russia-related studies to take part in an informal discussion with Russian Ambassador to the United States Sergey Kislyak on key issues of U.S.-Russia relations. Participants included graduate and...
Balkan Gas Corridor Unveiled, Chechen Leader Threatens Russian Police
Plus, the Macedonia tapes scandal reveals a twisted media scene, and Poland accelerates its military buildup. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
