Section: Research Organizations & Think Tanks about Ukraine
Is Belarus Seeking a Helping Hand?
On March 31, Belarusian President Alyaksandr Lukashenka gave a two-hour interview to Ryan Chilcote, a Russian-speaking London-based reporter for Bloomberg Television (YouTube, April 2). Most, if not all, media commentaries initially singled out Lukashenka’s particular suggestion that the United States ought to join the negotiations aiming...
Assessing Russia’s Defense Priorities in Crimea
Since Russia’s illegal annexation of Crimea in March 2014, senior Russian political-military leaders have, on numerous occasions, referred to military reinforcement and consolidation when speaking about integrating the peninsula into the Russian Federation. This has resulted, consequently, in often contradictory statements from the defense...
2015 Manfred Wörner Seminar Class Announced
The German Marshall Fund is pleased to announce the 2015 class of American Manfred Wörner Seminar (MWS). This year’s participants come from around the United States and bring diverse forms of expertise on security issues to the cohort, from policy analysis to the private sector. Begun in 1982 as the Multiplikatoren Seminar (Multiplier...
Poroshenko Open to Autonomy Referendum, Poland to Build Towers on Russian Border
Plus, Belarusian leader signs decree fining the unemployed; Czech politicians slam president over planned Moscow trip. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Event: A Conversation with the IMF’s First Deputy Managing Director David Lipton on Ukraine
David Lipton, first deputy managing director of the International Monetary Fund, engages in a dynamic conversation about the situation in Ukraine. Event materials are available online. …read more Source: Peterson Institute for International...
Money Crisis In Crimea: How Sanctions Against Russia Have Made Cash King
April 7, 2015 …read more Source: Center on Global...
Goldberg: Iran nuke deal, no deal at all
The first thing one needs to know about the nuclear deal with Iran is that it is not, in fact, a deal. You might be confused about this point, given that so many news outlets refers to a “deal” that doesn’t exist.In fairness, many do so simply for expediency’s sake. The various parties to the talks did come away with an agreement, but...
Poroshenko Open to Autonomy Referendum, Poland to Built Towers on Russian Border
Plus, Belarusian leader signs decree fining the unemployed; Czech politicians slam president over planned Moscow trip. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Crimea – One year after Russian annexation
Why the international community shouldn’t forget about Crimea …read more Source: European Policy...
Mysterious Deaths in Ukraine
Following the murder of Russian opposition leader, and former Deputy Prime Minister, Boris Nemtsov in Moscow on Feb. 27, the West had a field day. Ranging from strong innuendo to outright accusation of a Kremlin-directed political murder, the Western media and politicians did not miss an opportunity to treat Russian President Vladimir Putin as a...
