Section: Research Organizations & Think Tanks about Ukraine
Closing Ranks: Aligning NATO and the EU’s Strategic Priorities
The EU has not lived up to its ambitions for decisive, autonomous military action, nor has there been sufficient NATO-EU coordination, let alone cooperation. For many years, the EU could afford to live with these inconsistencies. But the Russia/Ukraine crisis and the uproar in the Islamic world have fundamentally altered the strategic landscape...
The Razumkov Centre Newsletter №14
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 №14 …read more Source: Razumkov...
Ukrainian Rightist Reportedly in Line for Defense Post, Brussels Nixes Road Funds for Hungary
Plus, the slugfests that are Albanian and Macedonian politics continue. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Make Russia Share the World Cup with Ukraine
It’s time to start thinking about the pitfalls of the 2018 World Cup finals in Russia. …read more Source: European Council on Foreign...
Euronest Session in Yerevan Mocks European Values
In 2010, Belarus had its membership in Euronest — the Parliamentary assembly for the Eastern Partnership initiative of the European Union — suspended because of what was very obviously a rigged election. (Belarus has no other kind.) Armenia undertook a series of war crimes in prizing away Nagorno-Karabah through 1994, and to this day continues to...
Russia Not Prepared to Discuss Restructuring Ukraine Debt-Russian Finance Minister
March 27, 2015 …read more Source: Center on Global...
Bild reports Greek Finance Minister considering resigning
Bild reports Greek Finance Minister considering resigningBild reports, via Greek news site Kontra,that Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis is getting ready to resign, citing an unnamed Greek government insider as saying, “It is only a matter of time until Varoufakis resigns. It is a done deal.” The Greek government has denied the report....
Remember Crimea? A Year Later
The first anniversary of Crimea’s annexation is an occasion to refocus on Ukraine’s central challenge: the need to implement domestic reforms and limit Russian leverage. …read more Source: Carnegie Endowment for International...
Ukraine Crisis Update: March 26, 2015
Download the PDF Against the backdrop of continued fighting outside Mariupol and Donetsk, Ukrainian oligarch and volunteer battalion financier Ihor Kolomoyskyi stole the headlines this week. Tags Ukraine Project UkrainePromote …read more Source: Institute for the Study of...
Elusive as Ever: The State of Iranian-Russian Cooperation
With relations between Russia and the West having deteriorated sharply over Ukraine, Moscow has stepped up its efforts to improve Russian-Iranian relations. While some progress has been made on this front, the many longstanding differences in their relations serve to limit the extent to which Iran and Russia can cooperate. …read more...
