Section: Research Organizations & Think Tanks about Ukraine
Tatar Leader Arrested in Continuing Campaign of Attacks
Crimea’s self-declared government keeps up the pressure on Tatars. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Kyiv Appeals for Non-Lethal Aid; Macedonian Party Boss Accused of Colluding with Spies
Plus, Budapest demonstrators tell Orban to ‘scram,’ and fire devastates a prized Moscow library. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
EU Sending ‘Wrong Signals’ to Aspiring Members
Moratorium on enlargement seen changing ‘rules of the game’ The European Neighborhood Policy, intended to create a “ring of friends,” has instead created a “ring of fire,” according to a senior Ukrainian official. The European Union needs to overcome inertia against further enlargement or it risks experiencing “more of the same” conflicts...
Kennan Cable No.4: What’s Next For Donbas?
As 2014 was drawing to a close, hundreds of thousands of people in Ukraine were spending the holidays far away from their homes. The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights reports that as of January 14, 2015, over a million people in Ukraine have fled their homes (Some from Eastern Ukraine, others from Crimea), with the number of internally...
Conflict Escalates in the Ukraine
As the armed conflict escalates in the Donbas, the West finds that it has run out of ideas on how to help settle the Ukraine crisis. …read more Source: Carnegie Endowment for International...
Ukraine is ‘Bleeding Not Just Blood, But Money’
Kyiv official says US, EU financial support ‘crucial’ Ukraine is “bleeding not just blood, but money” as it fights Russian-backed separatists in the eastern part of the country, according to a top Ukrainian official. Since Russia annexed Crimea in March of 2014, the Ukrainian government has been waging a war against separatists that risks...
Will Putin Bail Out Greece?
Last week’s victory by the Greek leftist party Syriza has Europe worrying that a new government in Athens may help Vladimir Putin dismantle the sanctions imposed on him for trying to break up Ukraine. …read more Source: Council on Foreign...
New ‘Formula’ Needed to Deal with Putin
Stephen J. Hadley advocates tougher line to convince Kremlin its strategy in Ukraine will fail The United States and Europe need to take a more forceful stand against Russian President Vladimir Putin to convince him that his strategy of fomenting unrest in Ukraine is not going to succeed, Stephen J. Hadley, who served as National Security Advisor...
Ukraine Needs Support Now, Latvian Foreign Minister Says
Rinkēvičs cites urgent need for backing on territorial integrity, economy Ukraine requires strong support for its territorial integrity and economy well before an Eastern Partnership summit in Riga in May, according to Latvian Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkēvičs. Describing Ukraine as the “biggest challenge,” Rinkēvičs said, “we need to address...
Arctic energy: The new geopolitical hotspot?
The Arctic nations – Canada, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Russia, Sweden and the United States – have generally managed to overcome contentious issues amicably, thereby ensuring that the region remains largely peaceful. However, things may be changing now. In fact, according to the UK-based consultant group Polarisk, 2015 may see the Arctic...
