Section: Research Organizations & Think Tanks about Ukraine
Securing the Euro-Atlantic Community
The Euro-Atlantic region’s existing security architecture simply is not up to the task of resolving the Ukraine crisis or moving the region to a safer, more stable status quo. Russia and the West must formulate and act on new proposals now, before Europe is split for another generation. …read more Source: Project...
“It’s about defending your nation when you have a foreign aggressor crossing the border, coming in to your country”
“It’s about defending your nation when you have a foreign aggressor crossing the border, coming in to your country” – the Ukrainian Institute’s Andy Hunder latest interview on Arise News. Watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wqiHXxIpeC0 “Vladimir Putin has dug himself in to a hole, into a very deep hole, and now the question is...
Arm Ukraine and You Risk Another Black Hawk Down
Sending weapons to Ukraine could prolong the country’s agony and distract it from the vital task of reconstruction. …read more Source: Carnegie Endowment for International...
NATO’s Response Force reloaded: How much support, to counter which threats?
NATO’s Wales summit last September suddenly acquired a sense of urgency, with Mr. Putin annexing Crimea and supporting the separatists in eastern Ukraine. The key outcome of the summit was a Readiness Action Plan “to ensure the Alliance is ready to respond swiftly and firmly to new security challenges”. But how ready are member nations to...
The U-2 flies again: The Pentagon keeps the dragon lady
The Pentagon has released its budget request for 2016, and among the items being digested by the D.C.-based defense community is the reprieve of the storied U-2 spy plane. First built in 1955, the U-2 is, next to the B-52 bomber, the longest-lived airplane in the U.S. Air Force’s inventory. Today’s U-2s are dramatically modified from...
West Fears Another Abkhazia in Eastern Ukraine, Romanian Judges Guilty in Bribery Case
Plus, Merkel urges Hungary’s Orban to respect dissent, and crowdfunders aim to save a Belarus bookstore from a crippling fine. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Ukraine: Debaltseve’s residents reaching breaking point
Headline Title: Ukraine: Debaltseve’s residents reaching breaking point 03 February 2015 …read more Source: Amnesty...
The West’s Ukrainian Risk Assessment
In the debate over whether to support Ukraine’s armed forces, the EU and the United States must ask themselves how much uncertainty they are ready to accept. …read more Source: Carnegie Endowment for International...
Russia’s Asia Pivot: Confrontation or Cooperation?
Recent tensions between Russia and the West highlight Russia’s growing ties with Asia, particularly China. Before the Ukraine crisis, this pivot to Asia had more to do with Moscow’s assessment that Asia will be the major source of future economic growth. read more …read more Source: Center for Strategic and International...
US Should Provide Arms, Military Aid to Ukraine, Eight Ex-Officials Say
‘We Face a Critical Juncture’ in Halting Russian Aggression in Eastern Europe, Group Says Eight former senior US officials—diplomats, ranking Pentagon and State Department office-holders, military commanders and US appointees to NATO—today urged the Obama administration and its NATO allies to strengthen support for Ukraine by urgently...
