Section: Research Organizations & Think Tanks about Ukraine
Ukraine’s Oligarchs Are a Dying Breed: The Country Will Never Be the Same
It’s true that Ukraine’s oligarchs corrupted the Ukrainian state and undermined effective reform and development, preventing it from escaping from its post-Soviet stagnation. But they were also a key protective mechanism against anyone else usurping power. …read more Source:: Carnegie Endowment for International...
Technology, Economics, And Governance News Roundup | August 12-19
Technology, Economics, And Governance News Roundup | August 12-19 Rachel Moltz Tue, 09/13/2022 – 14:38 In this week’s edition, The Washington Post looks back on the road to war in Ukraine, the US announces a $775 million aid package to Ukraine, Nancy Pelosi’s visit alters the status quo in the Taiwan Strait, the Department of...
Technology, Economics, And Governance News Roundup | August 5-12
Technology, Economics, And Governance News Roundup | August 5-12 Rachel Moltz Tue, 09/13/2022 – 14:30 In this week’s edition, the war in Ukraine slows down iron and steel production, Iran and the US consider a final nuclear deal, the FCC denies Starlink a subsidy, the EU opens an embassy in Silicon Valley, and Russian propaganda is...
Former Ambassador To Russia Michael McFaul: Putin ‘Overreached In Ukraine’
Former Ambassador To Russia Michael McFaul: Putin ‘Overreached In Ukraine’ LeAnn Tue, 09/13/2022 – 10:50 interview with Michael McFaul On Mon, 09/12/2022 – 11:39Hoover Daily Report Tuesday, September 13, 2022 5 Yahoo! https://www.yahoo.com/video/former-ambassador-russia-putin-overreached-20324101… Off On 5 1 Off Off Main...
Beltway Conservative Groups Begin to Oppose Endless Ukraine Gravy Train
After tens of billions have been shoveled into the black hole of Ukraine, known as the most corrupt country in Europe, Beltway conservative groups are belatedly waking up to the dollar hemorrhage. With a new $14 billion dollar giveaway on the table, groups such as Heritage Action and Center for Renewing America are screaming “enough!”...
Russian regrouping in Kharkov will speed up Battle of Donbass
The New York Times has disclosed that the US shared vital intelligence with the Ukrainian military and took part in the preparation of the latter’s current “counteroffensive” near Kharkov. No matter the Biden Administration’s motivations in publicising its role in what western media is celebrating as a success story — presumably, with...
Never Let A Good Crisis Go to Waste
It is astonishing how many observers of war in Ukraine who should know better have been inclined to take at face value the assertions of “sources” that clearly originate among the various governments that are involved in the conflict. Those leaders who are engaged in the inexorable march by the US and its allies to turn the Ukraine crisis into...
Ukraine is winning but needs weapons to end Russia’s genocidal occupation
The post Ukraine is winning but needs weapons to end Russia’s genocidal occupation appeared first on Atlantic Council. …read more Source:: Atlantic...
Live from Kyiv: The War, the Queen, and Europe’s Winter(s) of Discontent
Live from Kyiv: The War, the Queen, and Europe’s Winter(s) of Discontent Maryem Mon, 09/12/2022 – 12:48 GoodFellows presents an abbreviated episode, with Hoover senior fellow Niall Ferguson on the ground in Ukraine (but not sporting an olive-green tee) as he joins senior fellow John Cochrane to discuss the war’s progress, the...
Why Did US Torpedo The April Ukraine War Negotiated Settlement?
Most Americans are unaware how close Russia and Ukraine came to ending the current war in April. Last March 27, Ukraine president Zelensky told his people “Our goal is obvious – peace and the restoration of normal life in our native state as soon as possible.” He was hinting at what went unsaid: Ukraine and Russia, brokered by NATO...
