Section: Research Organizations & Think Tanks about Ukraine
New IMF Program with Ukraine Approved
The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved an Extended Fund Facility for Ukraine—a 4-year financial stabilization program that provides $17.5 billion in financing, while assessing the total financing needs at $40 billion for the duration of the program. RealTime post by Anders Åslund. …read more Source:...
Russia’s Aircraft Carrier of Tomorrow
According to Admiral Viktor Chirkov, the commander in chief of the Russian Navy, Moscow is currently building an aircraft carrier of tomorrow. This future-oriented carrier will possess broad capabilities connected to the use of naval aviation in future contingencies. In addition, the vessel will allegedly boast superior combat effectiveness in...
Chechens Take on Image of Putin’s Henchmen in Russia
On February 27, one of the leading Russian opposition figures, Boris Nemtsov, was brazenly assassinated in Moscow, near the Kremlin (see EDM, March 2). Nemtsov was known for criticizing President Vladimir Putin and his regime. Unexpectedly, however, the government quickly followed up with an investigation of the killing and soon detained five...
U.S. Imposes More Sanctions on Russia and Increases Ukraine Non-Lethal Aid
May 11, 2015 …read more Source: Center on Global...
The joint international military brigade will bring Ukraine closer to NATO standards
The new joint military brigade will allow forces from Ukraine, Poland and Lithuania to support stability and safety in the region and bring Kyiv’s armed forces closer to NATO standards. Military and security experts said that the unit, which will serve under the auspices of the UN, NATO and the EU, constitutes an important step for Ukraine,...
Low oil prices: Who are the losers?
Trying to forecast any future shifts in oil prices, or their eventual duration, is useless, as I wrote in December. Since that time, oil prices fell even more, then rose by more than a fifth in a matter of days, and then began to fall again — providing those commentators who will never learn with opportunities to argue that we will see $30/barrel...
Kazakhstan’s Septuagenarian President Eyes Five More Years, U.S. …
Plus, Bosnia delays vote on Adriatic dispute with Montenegro, and Kyrgyzstan’s ‘foreign agent’ bill clears a key hurdle. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Defending the Rules-Based Multilateral Order against Putin’s Multipolarism
The Ukrainian crisis represents the clashing of world orders; Putin’s multipolarism with European multilateralism. Principles such as the rule of law, democracy, individual rights and civil liberties have no place in Putin’s world of power politics and spheres of influence, but Europe should work hard to preserve them, and stand up to...
Through Putin’s Lens: Power Politics and Polarity
The Ukrainian crisis represents the clashing of world orders; Putin’s multipolarism with European multilateralism. Principles such as the rule of law, democracy, individual rights and civil liberties have no place in Putin’s world of power politics and spheres of influence, but Europe should work hard to preserve them, and stand up to...
US Envoy: Eastern Ukraine, Crimea Under ‘Reign of Terror’
A top U.S. diplomat for Europe says citizens in large parts of war-torn eastern Ukraine and Crim… …read more Source: American Security Council...
