Section: Research Organizations & Think Tanks about Ukraine
Moscow’s Twisted History Lessons
Russia’s Victory Day, celebrated on May 9th, has for decades been its most unifying event of the year domestically and its least controversial holiday internationally. But because of the peculiarities of the Kremlin’s politics of history, Moscow’s annexation of Crimea and the ongoing struggle over Ukraine, even the celebration...
Assessing U.S. Sanctions: Impact, Effectiveness, Consequences
Cosponsored by the Kennan Institute and the Henry M. Jackson Foundation The unfolding crisis in Ukraine has the United States and its European allies struggling to find a way to respond to Russia’s actions and continuing violation of Ukrainian sovereignty. To date, that response is centered on calibrated but escalating sanctions against...
Alternative for Germany
The right-wing populist party Alternative for Germany (AfD) has been facing fierce internal debates recently. Amongst other issues being contested, the party’s stance on crucial matters of foreign policy is subject to passionate internal talks. The AfD’s future positioning on the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Transatlantic Trade...
In Ukraine, the Real Fight is for Europe
Putin’s War is Not Over Donbas, but a New Russian Empire According to Vladimir Putin, Crimea and Ukraine are where the spiritual sources of Russia’s nationhood lie. And he “always saw the Russians and Ukrainians as a single people. I still think this way now.” People observing the crisis triggered by Putin’s aggression against...
New Revelations in Litvinenko Inquiry, Seselj Vows to Stay in Serbia
Plus, Kazakhstan and China sign a $23 billion economic package and a bold Wagner staging costs Novosibirsk’s opera chief his job. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Lib Dems to demand franchise be extended to under-18s and EU citizens in return for EU referendum
Lib Dems to demand franchise be extended to under-18s and EU citizens in return for EU referendumThe Financial Times reports that senior Lib Dem ministers and officials have said that they are likely to back down over Conservative demands for an EU referendum as part of a new agreement between the parties. However, they would demand concessions,...
Russia Plans Spring Offensive in Ukraine, Warns Ex-NATO Chief Wesley Clark
Russian-backed separatists are planning a fresh offensive in eastern Ukraine that could come within a matter of months, retired Gen. Wesley Clark, a former NATO Supreme Allied Commander, warned March 30. “What is happening now is preparations for a renewed offensive from the east,” and this could take place following Orthodox Easter, on April 12,...
Are Georgian-Ukrainian Bilateral Relations Deteriorating?
On March 26, Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili declared that he was postponing his state visit to Ukraine because he was too busy dealing with Georgia’s domestic affairs. Garibashvili took pains to emphasize that the postponement of his visit was not due to his unhappiness at the Ukrainian leadership’s decision to appoint...
Russia’s UN Ambassador Churkin Discusses Peace and Security at IPI
On March 30th, IPI’s Vienna Office hosted a roundtable on “Russia and the maintenance of international peace and security” with Ambassador Vitaly Churkin, the permanent representative of the Russian Federation to the United Nations. The event was held under the Chatham House rule of non-attribution.Participants included bilateral as well as...
Meet Europe’s Rising Defense Stars
Below the radar, a new generation of female European leaders is offering bold ideas on defense and taking political risks. Sitting in Washington, it is often too easy to look across the Atlantic and think there is no one serious about defense. European leaders are preoccupied with internal questions like the future of the European Union. Their...
