Section: Research Organizations & Think Tanks about Ukraine
Malcolm Fraser’s foreign policy wisdom
Many Liberals and conservatives have looked on sadly over the past three decades at the career of Malcolm Fraser. Like British prime minister Ted Heath, Fraser started off as a man of the Right but ended up as anything but. But some political questions transcend party, and in the post-Cold War era, ideological divisions on foreign policy all too...
Tsipras pledges to present full list of reforms within days to try and unlock bailout cash
Tsipras pledges to present full list of reforms within days to try and unlock bailout cashAccording to a joint statement released yesterday night by the Presidents of the European Council, the Commission and the Eurogroup, the Greek government “will present a full list of specific reforms in the next days” in a bid to speed up negotiations and...
AWOL on the defense budget
This editorial will be published in the March 30 edition of The Weekly Standard.“The single biggest threat to our national security is our debt.”That was a myopic claim when made by chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. Mike Mullen back in September 2011. But for the House Republicans to recycle it now—as Vladimir Putin’s troops gnaw...
European Union Sanctions Against Russia
The European Union responded to Russia’s intervention in Ukraine in March 2014, imposing sanctions that have been successively tightened since. Germany was an active participant in the process. Sanctions have become a familiar instrument of EU foreign policy in recent years. But the measures applied against Russia are unprecedented in both...
The British instructors will train the trainers for Ukrainian troops
The relatively small number of British instructors belies the impact the advisers can make, according to Oleksiy Melnyk, Co-director of foreign relations and international security programmes at the Razumkov Centre, the Guardian writes. “One of the approaches the British use is to train the trainers, and this is the way to affect the situation,”...
Vladimir Putin’s Russia is treading water in a sea of red ink
As President Vladimir Putin looks out on to the world stage, he should be relishing Russia’s renewed status as a global player. But when Putin looks homeward, he sees a different reality. Three months into 2015, Russia’s economic forecast ranges from gloomy to catastrophic. Yet in contrast to his aggressive response in Ukraine, Putin...
Ukraine Crisis Update: March 19, 2015
Download the PDF Amidst ongoing low-level Tags Ukraine Project UkrainePromote …read more Source: Institute for the Study of...
New Ukraine Peace Talks Urged As Russia Warns Accord At Risk
March 19, 2015 …read more Source: Center on Global...
Georgians to the Rescue in Ukraine
Can a troop of foreign-born red-tape slashers and corruption fighters usher in an era of good governance in Kyiv? …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Kadyrov’s Future Hangs in the Balance After Nemtsov Murder
Chechen involvement in the murder of the prominent Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov, on February 27, was considered one of the most probable versions of what happened from the outset of the official investigation. However, the arrest of Chechen suspects by the Russian Drug Control Agency (Gosnarkokontrol) in Ingushetia (Rusplt.ru, March...
