Section: Research Organizations & Think Tanks about Ukraine
Video: Russia’s War, Ukraine’s History, and the West’s Options
In Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, history was presented as justification for war. Is there any resemblance between Russian justifications and historical consensus? What does it mean when ethnic claims trump international law? And should hate propaganda be seen simply as an instrument in one war, or an element of a larger strategy to...
Why Sending Weapons to Ukraine Would be a Terrible Idea for the US
The Ukraine Freedom Support Act, passed last month by the US senate’s Foreign Relations Committee, could mark a new kind of policy for the US in Ukraine. It doesn’t propose new sanctions, or the “major non-NATO ally” designation for Ukraine, Moldova and Georgia, but instead grants permission to send Ukraine a variety of weapons,...
Ukraine News Roundup | October 27
Ukraine’s Democracy Problem: Letter from Kyiv’s 217th Electoral District via Foreign AffairsAmid Ukraine’s Election, the Battle of the Billionaires via Daily BeastUkrainians’ Biggest Need: A State That Works via der Spiegel Surgeon. Soldier. Mother. Pol. via PoliticoThe Oddity of Ilya Ponomaryov, Exiled Russian Legislator...
The Cold War and the Cold Shoulder
The Ukraine crisis has shattered key Western assumptions about Russia, and many analysts and policymakers have fallen back on the belief that Russian President Vladimir Putin must be acting irrationally. But it is Western assumptions that need to be questioned. …read more Source: Project...
“A Sort of Chautauqua”
Kennan Institute/Harriman Institute Contemporary Ukrainian Literature SeriesDirections: Directions to the Wilson Center …read more Source: Woodrow Wilson International Center for...
Teleconference Ukraine: Elections Amid Ceasefire and Conflict
There is much riding on the early parliamentary elections in Ukraine on October 26. Ukrainians face an ongoing war despite the tenuous ceasefire in the Donbas region, and severe economic pressures. The desperate need for reform is still at the top of the agenda for Maidan activists who overthrew the Yanukovych regime in February, and for the...
Ukraine, Russia, and the International Order
Over the last twenty-five years, the ideal of an integrated Euro-Atlantic community including Russia has gradually faded, as new dividing lines seem to be hardening on the European continent. The Ukrainian crisis and conflict with Russia have effectively brought an end to the post-Cold War era; it remains an open question what will be the...
France: Stop extradition of Kazakhstani opposition activist at risk of torture
Headline Title: France: Stop extradition of Kazakhstani activist at risk of torture 24 …read more Source: Amnesty...
When there is a real ceasefire, separatists will be responsible for their actions
The leaders of pro-Russian militants are not interested in maintaining ceasefire in Donbas because then they will have to be responsible for their actions. This opinion was expressed by Co-director of Foreign Relations and International Security Programmes of the Razumkov Centre Oleksiy Melnyk, informs the news agency Radio Liberty. “If for a...
Ukraine News Roundup | October 24
This Election Had Better Work, Because Ukraine Is Angry and Crumbling via SlateElection Includes Risky War Hero Candidates via Kharkiv Human Rights Protection GroupUntrained, Unequipped: Kyiv’s 12th Battalion May Be Ukraine’s Most Corruption-Ravaged Army Unit via Daily BeastKyiv’s and Moscow’s Forces Both Have Committed...
