Section: Research Organizations & Think Tanks about Ukraine
How do Iranian leaders see the world?
A fundamental assumption of the Obama administration is that the Islamic Republic of Iran is a normal state, just like any other. The passions of the Islamic Revolution are a thing of the past. And, that may certainly be true for the vast majority of Iranians, just as the vast majority of Russians, Ukrainians, and other subject people had given...
EU Readies Gazprom Market Abuse Case, Kazakhstan Could Host Syrian Peace Talks
Plus, Russia claims another Caucasus militant’s scalp, and Ukraine mulls a ban on Communist, Nazi symbols. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
A Hybrid Security Policy for Europe
Under the term “hybrid warfare” the different methods with which Russia destabilizes Ukraine are discussed, be it propaganda or the infiltration of society. However, the problems that NATO and EU states face in dealing with hybrid threats go far beyond the Ukraine conflict – they point to systematic vulnerabilities of Western societies. This...
How the EU inflamed the Ukraine conflict
When Greece’s Alex Tsipras met Russia’s Vladimir Putin in Moscow earlier this month, it was grist to the mill for those who see Russia’s hand in the war in eastern Ukraine as a Kremlin plot to break up the EU. They include Yale historian Timothy Snyder, author of the acclaimed Bloodlands, who repeated recently on ABC radio his...
EU leaders to hold emergency meeting on Mediterranean migrant crisis
EU leaders to hold emergency meeting on Mediterranean migrant crisisEU leaders will hold an emergency meeting on Thursday to discuss the on-going migrant crisis in the Mediterranean. Meanwhile, following a joint meeting of EU foreign and interior ministers yesterday, EU member states have decided to increase funding for EU border agency Frontex...
Video: Ukrainian Energy Reforms and European Gas Supply
…read more Source: Center for Strategic and International...
The Achilles’ Heel of Ukraine’s Mighty Oligarchs
The Ukrainian government’s well-executed showdown in March 2015 to rein in the country’s wealthiest oligarch is the first of many battles with the oligarchs that lie ahead. In the battle with the oligarchs, Poroshenko—the owner of Roshen Confectionery Corporation and an oligarch himself—is uniquely positioned to fight. The President...
No Easy Outs for Putin: US Presidential Candidates United on Ukraine
Ukraine will remain at the heart of the conflict between the US and Russia beyond the 2016 presidential election. In the polls, Americans are united on Ukraine; the majority of respondents support increased sanctions on the Kremlin. All of the major presidential candidates, save Senator Rand Paul, take a tough approach with Moscow and support...
The Faltering Russian Economy Makes a Renewed Ukraine Offensive More Likely
“Boring” is perhaps the prevalent impression of President Vladimir Putin’s televised four-hour-long Q & A session that aired last Thursday (April 16), which was meant to demonstrate his good health and relaxed attitude to the great many problems worrying his loyal subjects. The three key points he stressed were that everything is under...
Russia Fears Possible Tectonic Shifts in the North Caucasus
Russian experts have written a series of articles on the future of the North Caucasus in a new age of uncertainty in the Russian Federation. They have attempted to determine under what conditions the current political regime in the region could spiral into chaos. Expectations of significant shifts in the country are growing, and experts...
