Section: Research Organizations & Think Tanks about Ukraine
Poison Letters Put Czech Police on Alert, Russian Loan for French Nationalists
Plus, Georgia and her allies decry Russia-Abkhazia pact; Estonia opens its e-government platform to the world. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Russia and Germany: The Antipodes in the International System
In character and attitude, Germany and Russia are the antipodes in today’s international system. That could explain perhaps both the closeness the two countries have felt for years and the growing confrontation which has come with the Ukraine crisis. …read more Source: Carnegie Endowment for International...
Kennan Cable No.1: In Kyiv, The Front Is a Phone Call Away
My conversation with a Ukrainian freelance reporter, Nikolai Vorobiev, at a park across the street from the imposing Cabinet of Ministers building in Kyiv, is interrupted by a call. Nikolai just spent three weeks with the Right Sector Volunteer Ukrainian Corps battalion, known by its Ukrainian acronym DUK, which is fighting against pro-Russian...
The Hagel opportunity
The resignation of Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel creates a golden opportunity for the new Republican majority in the Congress: not only will the hearings on Hagel’s replacement be a natural venue for reviewing the defense reductions and many retreats of the Obama years, but they provide a forum for Republicans to begin to chart a positive...
iden, Davutoğlu: Energy Key to Resolving Security Challenges
Vice President Joe Biden and Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu spoke at a special closing session of the 2014 Atlantic Council Energy and Economic Summit on the topic of European energy security. In the shadow of Russia’s annexation of Crimea and military intervention in Ukraine, Biden spoke of the need for Europe to diversify its...
Putin Rules Out a New Iron Curtain, Albania’s Secret Bunker Comes Out of the Cold
Plus, OSCE diplomat calls for end of impunity in Russia journalist killings, and the European Parliament weighs condemnation of a Serbian war-crimes suspect. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
A Firebrand Aims for Moldova’s Seat of Power
Dubbed a ‘public enemy’ for his abrasive methods, activist Oleg Brega is hoping to proclaim his message from a higher platform. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Round Table “NATO-Ukraine Partnership: Current State and Prospects”
On November 20, 2014, Razumkov Centre in cooperation with NATO Liaison Office in Ukraine conducted a Round Table: “NATO-UKRAINE PARTNERSHIP: CURRENT STATE AND PROSPECTS”. Participants of the meeting discussed the following issues: – Ukraine’s National Security in the current environment: immediate priorities and strategic...
Ukraine News Roundup | November 21
Ukraine Parties Form New Government, Set NATO as Priority via RFE-RLOn Maidan’s Anniversary, Ukrainians’ Despair Jars Poroshenko, Biden via Washington Post‘Donetsk Republic’ Official: Yes, of Course, Russia Is Funding Us via Reuters For a Half-Million Ukrainian Refugees, a Hard Winter Is Coming via The InterpreterFor Crimeans,...
Before Ukraine Can Be Reformed, It Must Be Defended
When Hitler Invaded Poland, No One Demanded Polish Reforms Before Offering Help. Why Is It the Reverse for Ukraine? “September 3, 1939 – British and French commentators and officials said today that it could no longer be denied that Hitler was invading Poland and that the Nazi forces represented the most serious threat to the existence of that...
