Section: Research Organizations & Think Tanks about Ukraine
Attending an analytical expert round table “Development Prospects for the Wind Energy Sector in Ukraine: Problems and Solutions”
The project of the new Energy Strategy of the country, developed by the Razumkov Centre, suggests to increase the generating capacity for renewable energy sources by 2.5 times, compared to 2012, by 2020. This was stated on 6 April 2015, during the analytical expert round table Development Prospects for the Wind Energy Sector in Ukraine: Problems...
Gazprom-Ukraine Feud Heats Up, Russian Miner Wins Kyrgyz Gold Tender
Plus, Nikolic’s Kosovo plan is a ‘last hope’ for relatives of vanished Serbs, and eastern Ukraine looks increasingly like western Russia. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Previously the army was funded on the basis of complete saving
Director of Military Programmes at the Razumkov Centre Mykola Sunhurovskyi commented for the Tyzhden magazine on the funding of Ukrainian armed forces. …read more Source: Razumkov...
Round table Conceptual Approaches to Reforming the Ministry of Internal Affairs in the Context of the National Reform Plan
On 16 April 2015, the Razumkov Centre held a round table Conceptual Approaches to Reforming the Ministry of Internal Affairs in the Context of the National Reform Plan. The round table was held within the project Law Enforcement System of Ukraine: State, Problems, and Prospects for Reform, supported by the MATRA Programme of the Ministry of...
Russian S-300s in Iran are rather a destabilising factor than a hindering one
Co-director of Foreign Relations and International Security Programmes at the Razumkov Centre Oleksiy Melnyk commented for the Novoe Vremia on the Russian military assistance to Iran. …read more Source: Razumkov...
West absent as Russia marks Victory Day
On 9 May, Russians celebrate the 70th anniversary of victory over Nazi Germany in 1945. The leaders of the Soviet Union’s allies in that conflict, Great Britain and the US, will not be present. Chinese President Xi Jinping will attend. But of major Western leaders only German Chancellor Angela Merkel will go, not to the parade but to a...
The US-Russian Space Station Mission is a Study in Cooperation
As space becomes increasingly militarised, it will become crucial for states to coordinate extra-terrestrial activities. The unfortunate loss of the Russian Progress M-27M cargo vessel destined for the International Space Station (ISS) has highlighted the interdependence of the US and Russia in the project. Despite such setbacks, this...
Lukashenka’s Annual Address on the State of the Country
On April 29, President Alyaksandr Lukashenka delivered his annual address “to the people and the parliament.” By far the most frequently discussed excerpt from his remarks—however awkward and tangential it may have been to the actually significant topics of the 2-hour-and-40-minute speech—was Lukashenka’s digression devoted to the Jews....
Moscow Readying Neo-Cossacks of Belarus for Use Against Lukashenka
Moscow has had little or no success in mobilizing ethnic Russians as a whole in Belarus against the current government in Minsk: the local Russian community, in almost all cases, blends easily with the Belarusian majority. But there is one group within that community with which the Russian authorities appear to have had greater success—the small...
Moscow Displays New Military Hardware Amid Rising Tensions (Part Two)
Russia’s triumphal display of apparent military strength during the annual Victory Day Parade is partly aimed at masking the dearth of foreign leaders attending the 70th anniversary celebration of the end of the Great Patriotic War, as well as showcasing some advances in weapons and equipment modernization. Pride of place is given to the...
