Section: Research Organizations & Think Tanks about Ukraine
Attracting investment will reduce Ukraine’s energy dependence on Russia
One of the objectives of Strategy 2020 presented by President Poroshenko is for Ukraine to reach the 30% limit for a share of one supplier in the total amount of procurement of any energy source. The 30% rate which Ukraine should aim at is brought in from the European practice. This was stated by Director of Energy Programmes of the Razumkov...
Why China won’t condemn Russia over Crimea
Xi Jinping shares with Putin an ambition to recoup lost prestige and its rightful territory, which is why Beijing cannot bring itself to criticize Moscow’s actions in Ukraine, despite its longstanding admonitions about respecting state sovereignty. …read more Source: American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy...
If Russia starts the arms race, it may collapse as the USSR did
The statement of Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitriy Rogozin that until 2020, Russia would renew the weapons of strategic nuclear forces to 100% can lead to a collapse of the country, if the government does not provide a reasonable assessment of this programme. This opinion was expressed by Co-director of Foreign Relations and International...
Ukraine News Roundup | September 29
Ukrainians Topple Lenin Statue in Kharkiv via Huffington PostIn Eastern Ukraine, a Bellicose Mood Prevails via NPRRussia, Ukraine in a Gas Dispute as Winter Approaches via Washington PostBelarus Lures Ukrainians Picking Dictatorship over War via BloombergUkraine’s Next Parliament Will Be Different, but Maybe Not Stable via Kyiv PostEmpty...
Yevhen Hlibovytsky presents in London a new set of assumptions for what Ukraine is, and is not
On Monday, September 22, 2014 Yevhen Hlibovetsky made a presentation at the Ukrainian Institute in London with a title ‘Reintroducing Ukraine: a new set of assumptions for what Ukraine is, and is not.’ He talked about the evolution of values in Ukraine, changes in institutions and a new role for Ukraine in the region. He outlined recent...
PowerLinks 09.26.14
on PowerLinks 09.26.14… The post PowerLinks 09.26.14 appeared first on Acton Institute PowerBlog.Related posts:PowerLinks 04.22.14 Hostility Against Religion: It’s a Rising Tide PowerLinks – 03.29.13 …read more Source: Acton...
Ukraine News Roundup | September 25
Poroshenko Sees Ukraine’s EU Application by 2020; Lays Out Reform Program via RFE/RLBorderland: Ukraine’s Dilemma via The New Yorker Ukraine in Turmoil: A Somalia Scenario? via The Economist Lithuania’s President: ‘Russia is Terrorizing Its Neighbors and Using Terrorist Methods’ via Washington Post Cementing Front Lines in...
Global Arms Trade Treaty – a beginners’ guide: 50th ratification update
Headline Title: Global Arms Trade Treaty – 50th ratification update 25 September 2014 …read more Source: Amnesty...
Ukraine under pressure
2014-09-24Rafał SadowskiDue to the West’s reluctance to offer military support, as well as the difficult situation in Donbas, Ukraine has been forced to seek a compromise with Moscow. …read more Source: Centre for Eastern...
Frozen conflict is not the worst alternative in the eastern Ukraine
The buffer zone being carved out to bring peace to eastern Ukraine may also cement the conflict’s front lines and preserve Russian President Vladimir Putin’s influence over the region for years to come, the Bloomberg reports. “While choosing among the other alternatives, a frozen conflict may not be the worst,” Deputy Director General...
