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Section: Research Organizations & Think Tanks about Ukraine

      Debate Over Arms for Ukraine Must Not Split West
      Feb10

      Debate Over Arms for Ukraine Must Not Split West

      10 February 2015 John LoughAssociate Fellow, Russia and Eurasia Programme As they struggle to stop the fighting in Ukraine, Western leaders must not lose sight of Putin’s attempts to reshape the international order. German Chancellor Angela Merkel and US President Barack Obama hold a joint press conference after a meeting in the White House...

      Has Russia Divided the West?
      Feb10

      Has Russia Divided the West?

      On February 6, German Chancellor Merkel, French President Hollande, and Russian President Putin spent five hours negotiating a Ukraine peace deal in Moscow. At the end, the only thing they agreed on was to continue negotiations. Donald Jensen, resident fellow at the Center for Transatlantic Relations, reviews the West’s latest diplomatic...

      Putin’s ‘Flying Gunboats’
      Feb10

      Putin’s ‘Flying Gunboats’

      Against the backdrop of tense relations over Ukraine and Crimea, Russia has increased Tu-95 ‘Bear’ nuclear bomber flights on the boundaries of UK and NATO airspace. What is the Kremlin’s viewpoint and is the implied nuclear threat to European NATO members credible? …read more Source: Royal United Services...

      Obama’s ‘lead from behind’ security strategy will plague America for decades
      Feb10

      Obama’s ‘lead from behind’ security strategy will plague America for decades

      Any administration’s national security strategy written for public consumption inevitably involves platitudes, vacuous rhetoric and self-congratulation. But the strategy announced last week for President Obama’s final two years in office sets new records in all these categories. As a sleep aid, it cannot be underestimated. Indeed,...

      Kosovans Flood Into Hungary, Ukraine Names New Chief Prosecutor
      Feb10

      Kosovans Flood Into Hungary, Ukraine Names New Chief Prosecutor

      Plus, Bosnia moves closer to a functioning government, and Hungary’s Wizz Air announces a second IPO bid. …read more Source: Transitions Online...

      Kosovars Flood Into Hungary, Ukraine Names New Chief Prosecutor
      Feb10

      Kosovars Flood Into Hungary, Ukraine Names New Chief Prosecutor

      Plus, Bosnia moves closer to a functioning government, and Hungary’s Wizz Air announces a second IPO bid. …read more Source: Transitions Online...

      Obama-Merkel Accord Delays Talk of Arms for Ukraine’s Defense Against Russia
      Feb10

      Obama-Merkel Accord Delays Talk of Arms for Ukraine’s Defense Against Russia

      Europe Signals New Negotiation With Kremlin Will Not Include New Pressures on Kyiv The Obama-Merkel summit was critical for maintaining Transatlantic unity in the face of Moscow’s escalating aggression in Ukraine. While skeptical of the Kremlin’s intentions, German Chancellor Angela Merkel would like to try another round of diplomacy...

      European Security After Ukraine
      Feb10

      European Security After Ukraine

      The war in eastern Ukraine is about more than the future of the European geopolitical order. It is about the role of the United States in Europe. …read more Source: Carnegie Endowment for International...

      Ukraine’s Crisis is Deeper—and Loans by Its Allies More Critical—Than You May Think
      Feb10

      Ukraine’s Crisis is Deeper—and Loans by Its Allies More Critical—Than You May Think

      Kyiv Lacks the Money to Accomplish the Aggressive Reforms that Ukrainians and the West Seek The uncertainty around how much—and how soon—Ukraine might get help from international lenders is contributing to two real economic dangers facing the country: a default on its debts and a radical slashing of the budget. Ukraine’s friends—the United...

      Note from Berlin: Lessons from Munich
      Feb09

      Note from Berlin: Lessons from Munich

      As Europe pushes for negotiation over Ukraine, the Munich Security Conference showed the depth of division not only between Russia and the West, but between the Western partners as well. …read more Source: European Council on Foreign...