Section: Research Organizations & Think Tanks about Ukraine
Britain must give the West a lead on defense
Strengthening Britain’s defence capabilities is critical in a turbulent world, to protect not only the United Kingdom, but the West and its global allies more broadly. Rather than seeking ever-deeper military budget cuts, the UK – and the US – should be planning on sharp increases in manpower, weapons systems, and information...
Ukraine’s business and politics grew especially tight under Yanukovych
Bloodied by war and barely solvent, Ukraine is facing another threat from within: oligarchs with private security forces and steamroller business tactics inherited from decades of corruption, the Bloomberg writes. The symbiotic relationship between the country’s business and political elites grew especially tight under Viktor Yanukovych,...
View from Athens: Walking the line between Europe and Russia
Greece does not rule out the possibility of vetoing new sanctions on Russia, but its foreign policy will likely remain aligned with that of the EU and NATO. …read more Source: European Council on Foreign...
Will the supply of Western weapons to Ukraine provoke Russia?
In the comment to the website Novoe Vremia, Director of Military Programmes of the Razumkov Centre Mykola Sunhurovskyi said that Western weapons will enable Ukraine to reduce the number of casualties among Ukrainian soldiers and civilians. Today there is an ongoing debate that the supply of Western lethal weapons to Ukraine could provoke Russia...
Democratorship: the ancient heart of Putin’s regime
by Lucio Caracciolo for Heartland: Eurasian Review of Geopolitics Russia cannot be a democracy since if it were, it would not exist. It is a multi-ethnic empire almost sixty times the size of Italy. Its population equals that of all Italians and Germans together, three-quarters of which concentrated in its European provinces and with immense and...
Moscow continues its aggressive policy
By Zaza Gachechiladze for The Messenger Friday, March 20 Moscow has just signed a treaty on alliance and partnership with the de-facto South Ossetia region. Internationally, this move has been assessed as a step taken to annex Georgian territories. The signing ceremony coincided with the anniversary of Crimea’s annexation and the...
Soros Looks to Co-Own Ukraine
Billionaire hedge fund manager George Soros has proposed a $1 billion contribution of a combined $50 billion investment package in the Ukraine in order to form an economic barrier to Russia’s entry to the war torn nation. In an interview with an Austrian newspaper, Soros said, “The West can help Ukraine by increasing attractiveness for...
NATO is Building Up for War
The German city of Frankfurt is continental Europe’s largest financial center and host to the country’s Stock Exchange, countless other financial institutions, and the headquarters of the European Central Bank (ECB) which is responsible for administering the monetary policy of the 18-nation Eurozone. The place is awash with money, as...
Iran and EU Leaders Issued Joint Statement on Iran Nuclear Talks
Negotiators in Switzerland announced a “tentative agreement” to limit Iran’s nuclear program and Federica Mogherini, European Union’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs, said EU sanctions against Iran will end. …read more Source: Carnegie Endowment for International...
Legacy of Ukraine: The Need to Engage Central Asia in the Wake of Russian Aggression
Despite the ongoing battles raging in Ukraine, more focus should be placed on the less obvious and often ignored opportunities for the West in Central Asia. …read more Source: Atlantic...
