Section: Research Organizations & Think Tanks about Ukraine
NATO’s Strategic Adaptation
In reaction to the Ukraine crisis, NATO allies decided at the September 2014 Summit in Wales on the most fundamental military adaptation of the Alliance since the end of the Cold War. The objective is a large scale reinforcement and reorganisation of defence capabilities. Collective defence has thereby been reinstated as the core task of NATO,...
Judicial reform: public opinion poll, judges and experts surveys
Public opinion poll was conducted by Ilko Kucheriv Democratic Initiatives Foundation in cooperation with Razumkov Center Sociology Service on December 19-24, 2014. 2008 respondents aged 18 and older were polled in all regions of Ukraine, except for AR Crimea. Theoretical sampling error is 2.3%. …read more Source: Centre for Political and...
Dealing with Ukraine’s critical financial and economic challenges
Event Information March 17, 2015 4:00 PM – 5:15 PM EDTSaul/Zilkha Rooms Brookings Institution 1775 Massachusetts Avenue NW Washington, DC 20036 Register for the Event Most attention on Ukraine over the past six months has focused on the conflict that the Ukrainian military has fought with separatists and Russian forces in the eastern part...
Getting the Balance Right: Italy and the Ukrainian Crisis
On March 4–5, Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi visited Kyiv and Moscow during a diplomatic trip aimed at enhancing Italy’s role as meditator in the Ukraine conflict. Renzi paid a visit to Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, before travelling to Moscow to meet Vladimir Putin and Dmitry Medvedev. Renzi also paid a visit to the place...
Putin’s Disappearing Act May Be Sign of Leadership Crisis
For the past week and a half, the main topic for political speculation on the Russian Internet—but not on state-run TV—was the disappearance of President Vladimir Putin from all public events, and even from the Eurasian summit in Astana, Kazakhstan, which had to be postponed until March 20. The hosts were rather irritated by the lack of...
US Intel Stands Pat on MH-17 Shoot-down
Despite the high stakes involved in the confrontation between nuclear-armed Russia and the United States over Ukraine, the US intelligence community has not updated its assessment on a critical turning point of the crisis – the shooting down of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 – since five days after the crash last July 17, according to the office of...
The Changing of the Concept of Rent Determination as a Precondition for Stabilization and Increasing of the Hydrocarbons Production in Ukraine
Leading expert of Energy programmes at the Razumkov Centre Viktor Logatskyi explains how to stabilize and intensify hydrocarbons production in Ukraine. …read more Source: Razumkov...
Putin Weighed Nuclear Option to Protect Crimea; Ukraine’s Leader Calls for New Sanctions
Plus, Armenia’s top diplomat expresses concern about Russian arms sales to Azerbaijan, and Uzbekistani parties form alliance ahead of presidential election. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
International forum Defence Sector Reform: Political and Legislative Issues
The Razumkov Centre attended the forum Defence Sector Reform: Political and Legislative Issues, held on 18 February 2015 upon the initiative of the Council for National Security Reform. The forum consisted of two sessions. Session №1. Transition from non-alignment – what should be the new model of ensuring security of Ukraine? Session №2. Defence...
The Razumkov Centre Newsletter №13
This issue contains articles and interviews of the Razumkov Centre’s experts, dealing with most topical issues in Ukraine’s current affairs. In particular – domestic politics, security sector, the situation in the Ukrainian economy and energy sector. Read the Razumkov Centre Newsletter №13 …read more Source: Razumkov...
