Section: Research Organizations & Think Tanks about Ukraine
Ukraine’s China Problem
China is popularly viewed as the winner in Russia’s clash with the West over Ukraine: For starters, the dispute has diverted the United States’ political energy and resources away from its Asia-Pacific pivot and handed China leverage over Russia on energy and economic issues. But this conflict does not leave Beijing unscathed,...
Can Ash Carter save the Pentagon?
President Obama has nominated Ash Carter to be his new secretary of defense. Carter would be a good pick in any administration. His bio gives an indication of his experience and talents (I’m probably just brainwashed to believe that anyone who double-majors summa cum laude in medieval history and physics, then follows it up with a doctorate...
The Greatest Challenge to U.S.-European Security Cooperation Today: The Ukraine Crisis
Germany and America are leading Western policy in addressing the Russia-Ukraine crisis. The basic strategy is to support Ukraine and pressure Moscow to halt aggression, while leaving the door open to diplomacy. Sustaining Western unity is essential, but may not be easy to achieve. …read more Source:...
Putin Gets a Cold Reception at the G20
The war in Ukraine was not formally on the agenda at the recent G20 meeting in Australia, but in one-on-one meetings, Russian president Vladimir Putin faced sharp criticism from Western leaders over Russia’s military adventures in Ukraine. Nevertheless, according to Donald Jensen, resident fellow at the Center for Transatlantic Relations,...
Putin pushes back: Beware the wounded Russian bear
Contrary to what he would like us to believe, things are going very poorly for Vladimir Putin these days. Having found the West more united than he expected on the issue of sanctions against Russia, he now discovers that the bottom has fallen out of the international oil market. As if that were not enough, he also finds Europe nixing his pet...
The new government will have two months to show its willingness to implement reforms
In a comment to the newspaper Vysokyi Zamok, Economic Research Consultant of the Razumkov Centre Volodymyr Sidenko assessed the activities of the previous Arseniy Yatseniuk s government and spoke about the prospects for the implementation of reforms after the parliamentary election and formation of the new government. As to the government’s...
Merkel Condemns Kremlin’s Actions, Rights Groups Decry Jailing of Azerbaijani Journalist
Plus, a cross honoring Serbs in Sarajevo is toppled, and a Czech telecom firm pulls an ad that poked at Poles. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Time to End the EU-NATO Standoff
Despite the serious implications of the Ukraine crisis, Cyprus and Turkey have imposed persistent obstacles to EU-NATO cooperation. It is time to break the deadlock. …read more Source: Carnegie Endowment for International...
London’s top Ukrainian Business Event of the Year to take place this week
This Week in London – the 9th annual Ukrainian Investment Summit, taking place on December 9/10 at theRiverbank Plaza Hotel in London. The speaker line-up is now finalised! The final additions to the speaker panels include: Mohammad Zahoor, the Chairman of ISTIL Group and owner of the Kyiv Post newspaper, who will join the session of CASE STUDIES...
After Crimea – A Brave New World
Dr. Leonid Gozman, long-time democratic activist and president of the Union of Right Forces, will analyze the current Russian crisis.Directions: Directions to the Wilson Center …read more Source: Woodrow Wilson International Center for...
