Section: Research Organizations & Think Tanks about Ukraine
Digitalization and transparency are vital for Ukraine’s reconstruction
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More attacks on Kyiv. Day 312 of the war
On 31 December, the Russians launched a missile attack in north-western Ukraine. Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal reported that civilian residential infrastructure in Kyiv was the main target, but a thermal power plant was also hit, among other sites. Ukraine’s defence forces reported that they had shot down 12 of the 20 cruise missiles...
Adam Kinzinger, the Quintessential American Idiot
At 5:58 pm on December 18, 2022, the Twitter account, @blackintheempir (“Black in the Empire”, belonging to an “Anti Establishment Vet w/ commentary from experience inside the war machine and life in the civilian world as a Black man”) posted the following tweet: If Russia’s military is so pitiful, why hasn’t NATO beat them yet? —...
Is Western Propaganda Failing?
As someone who played a minuscule role in a CIA information operation that targeted Soviet military operations in Afghanistan in November 1985, I feel somewhat qualified to comment on the mammoth propaganda campaign the United States and Europe have unleashed on Russia. I have never seen anything so perverse and so dishonest. Let me give you a...
A Gloomy 2023? Here Are Some Bright Spots
The prospects for peace, justice, and the advancement of liberty in 2023 may at first seem further away than ever. Washington’s determination to overthrow the Russian government via a proxy war in Ukraine has brought the threat of nuclear war closer than ever in history. The mainstream media is even “normalizing” the idea that a nuclear...
Tenth massive shelling of Ukraine. 309th day of the war
On 29 December, the Russians launched their tenth consecutive missile strike against the enemy’s critical infrastructure, immediately preceded by a smaller-scale attack using kamikaze drones. According to the Ukrainian Air Force, on 30 December, the defenders allegedly shot down 58 of the 70 cruise missiles and 11 drones used by the...
Biden Reneged – Now Russian Army Will Talk
A year ago today (on Dec. 30, 2021) US President Joe Biden, in a telephone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin, assured him that “Washington had no intention of deploying offensive strike weapons in Ukraine.” Against that backdrop, bilateral talks in Geneva to start on January 9, 2022 seemed off to a promising start. The...
Blackrock to Take Zelenskyy’s Panhandling Act to the Next Level
Blackrock is the world’s largest asset management and investment firm. It invests more than $10 trillion in client funds, a mountain of cash that casts a shadow over the GDP of many countries, including Germany, the fourth largest GDP in the world. It is fair to say it controls, or has outsized influence, on the Federal Reserve, Wall Street...
No More “Chicken Kiev” for Ukraine
…read more Source:: Project Syndicate (Czech...
Russians destroy Kherson. 306th day of the war
On 23 and 24 December, there was massive shelling of Kherson (it was attacked 41 times on Christmas Eve), which continued with less intensity (7–11 times a day) in the following days. 16 residents were killed and 64 wounded. Local authorities have once again called for evacuations – with around 200 people leaving the city daily. Defence Minister...
