Section: Research Organizations & Think Tanks about Ukraine
Moldova at a Tipping Point: Four Ways the US Should Help
Small Steps for a Small Country Could Strengthen Europe Against Russia’s Assaults In the shadow of Ukraine’s war for true independence from Russia, the small country of Moldova is entering a critical chapter of its parallel struggle. Frustrated Moldovan voters last month reelected their pro-democratic government, but also delivered a...
The militants agree to a ceasefire when they are running out of ammunition
In Eastern Ukraine, cannons should be silenced on 9 December. The Day of Silence in Donetsk and Luhansk Oblasts, where the Ukrainian army and armed pro-Russian separatists are fighting, has been initiated by the President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko for the second time. However, many doubt that the armed conflict will really stop this time,...
Moscow Denies Near Miss With Poland-Bound Flight, China and Kazakhstan Sign Cooperation Deals
Plus, EU ombudsman says key evidence is missing in Kosovo legal probe, and Serbia’s flag carrier resumes flights to Zagreb after a 23-year break. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Moscow’s Parking Wars
New restrictions leave drivers feeling like targets. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
The End of Consensus: What does Europe Want from Russia?
Many in Russia believe that the EU sanctions appeared as a result of the Ukrainian conflict and pressure from Washington. But the reasons for the current deterioration in Russia’s relations with Europe are far more profound. …read more Source: Carnegie Endowment for International...
Ukraine: Suddenly, an Information Ministry Is Born
Poroshenko’s Team Creates a Government Agency in 60 Hours; Critics Ask if This Is the Way to Counter Kremlin Propaganda President Petro Poroshenko’s government created a new Ministry of Information Policy last week in sixty hours from first proposal to parliamentary approval—and did so over the objections of pro-reform legislators,...
U.S.-Hungary Corruption Row Heads to Court, Eastern Ukraine Quiet for Now
Plus, Poland’s high court reinstates no-stun slaughter and Skoda auto marks a major milestone. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Meet Ukraine’s New Anti-Corruption Lawmakers
Pro-Democracy Activists Join Parliament—and the Battle for Ukraine’s Future The new parliament and political leadership taking office in Ukraine includes members of an energetic, young class of leaders who have emerged from last year’s Maidan movement, with its demands for greater democracy and an end to massive political corruption....
Meet Ukraine’s Emerging New Leaders
A Pro-Democracy, Anti-Corruption Constituency Joins the Parliament—and the Battle for Ukraine’s Future The new parliament and political leadership taking office in Ukraine includes members of an energetic, young class of leaders who have emerged from last year’s Maidan movement, with its demands for greater democracy and an end to...
Armenian Human Rights Defenders Predict Harsher Environment
Civic groups are bracing for the fallout from the country’s entry into the Eurasian Economic Union in January. From IWPR. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
