Section: Research Organizations & Think Tanks about Ukraine
Ukraine: chances for a visa-free regime with the EU?
2015-02-04Marta JaroszewiczUkraine launched the long-awaited process of issuing biometric passports, and thus met one of the EU’s key requirements for the abolition of visas. …read more Source: Centre for Eastern...
Russia sabotages the Minsk agreement on the Donbas
2015-02-04Marek MenkiszakWojciech KonończukRussia intends to move closer to achieving its key goal: to subjugate Ukraine. …read more Source: Centre for Eastern...
Europe’s War in Ukraine
Ukraine is a victim of Russian military aggression, and, like it or not, its fate will essentially determine that of Europe’s, because the current crisis will define the rules and principles that Europeans live by in the twenty-first century. That is why Europe must support Ukraine’s embattled government with urgently needed money....
The Munich Security Conference. What Security?
As a major annual security gathering begins, Western leaders have no clear moral, political, or strategic compass for Ukraine, the Islamic State, or refugees. …read more Source: Carnegie Endowment for International...
U.S. Arms to Ukraine: Tilting the Balance
The United States is now considering sending defensive weapons to help arm Ukrainian forces in their fight against pro-Russian separatists in Eastern Ukraine. The conflict has now taken more than 5,300 lives, roughly 2,000 of them since the September 5 ceasefire. What would be the outcome of changing policy and sending military assistance to...
The Great Exodus: Ukraine’s Refugees Flee to Russia
The fact that most of the Ukrainians who fled their country last year went to Russia may come as a surprise to some. The reasons for this are interesting and have been skillfully examined in recent articles. Where are the Ukrainian refugees going in Russia and what awaits them when they arrive? How are they being treated and what do they think of...
Putin’s Evolution
How did Vladimir Putin, the president who promised Russians stability when he first came to power in 2000, become today’s high-stakes gambler, presiding over an economy in crisis and the war in Ukraine? Why do his priorities now center on his political survival, even as the price he is making ordinary Russians pay for it grows out of all...
Ukrainian Rebels Claim First Air Strike, UN Court Dismisses Yugoslav Genocide Cases
Plus, Macedonia’s high-level spying scandal deepens with secret video broadcast, and Gazprom announces plans to trim Central Asian gas imports. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Facing up to Putin’s endgame
Less than a month after French President François Hollande mused that sanctions on Russia should be lifted (apparently reflecting the prevailing sentiment in much of the European Union), Russia has launched a new offensive through its proxies in Ukraine. Facing a full-blown crisis, with the Russian economy estimated to be contracting by at least...
Judy Asks: Should the West Arm Ukraine?
Every week, a selection of leading experts answer a new question from Judy Dempsey on the foreign and security policy challenges shaping Europe’s role in the world. …read more Source: Carnegie Endowment for International...
