Section: Research Organizations & Think Tanks about Ukraine
The war in Ukraine is likely to worsen Europe’s economic problems
European policymakers must devise ways to protect consumers and businesses from economic hardship resulting from the war in Ukraine. This PIIE Chart lays out short- and long-term effects of the war, difficulties including loss of exports to Russia, the fallout of sanctions, and the humanitarian… …read more Source:: Peterson Institute...
What the Media Still Isn’t Telling You About Russiagate
Two years ago last Saturday (May 7, 2020) Adam Schiff (D, California), Chair of the House Intelligence Committee, was forced to perform what Nixon co-conspirator John Ehrlichman famously called a “modified limited hangout.” On that day, Schiff released sworn testimony that there was zero technical evidence that Russia – or anyone else...
What does the Gezi trial tell us about Erdoğan’s regime in Turkey?
On April 25 a Turkish court sentenced Osman Kavala, prominent Turkish businessman and philanthropist, to life in prison without parole for “attempting to overthrow the government by force” on the charge of organizing the 2013 Gezi protests. Seven other activists were sentenced to 18 years for allegedly aiding Kavala. Gezi protests, which broke...
Who’s Afraid of Elon Musk?
Any doubt that many progressives have abandoned their commitment to free speech was erased by the hysterical reaction to Elon Musk’s effort to purchase Twitter and return the company to its roots as a free speech zone. Former Labor Secretary Robert Reich and “woke” neocon Max Boot fretted that Musk’s commitment to free speech...
Tag der Befreiung im Schatten des Ukraine-Kriegs
…read more Source:: German Institute for International and Security Affairs
#BritainDebrief – Which Western leaders have done enough for Ukraine? A Debrief from Kira Rudik
The post #BritainDebrief – Which Western leaders have done enough for Ukraine? A Debrief from Kira Rudik appeared first on Atlantic Council. …read more Source:: Atlantic...
Belarus dictator: Putin’s Ukraine invasion is not going according to plan
The post Belarus dictator: Putin’s Ukraine invasion is not going according to plan appeared first on Atlantic Council. …read more Source:: Atlantic...
Perils of Putin’s Victory Parade
Rather than signaling the end of hostilities, Putin may announce a widening of the perimeters of a war he no longer controls. The invasion [of Ukraine] has led to an unexpected strengthening of creaking political and military bonds among Western powers …read more Source:: Gatestone...
Homeland Security’s ‘Disinformation Board’ is Even More Pernicious Than it Seems
The most egregious and blatant official US disinformation campaign in years took place three weeks before the 2020 presidential election. That was when dozens of former intelligence officials purported, in an open letter, to believe that authentic emails regarding Joe Biden’s activities in China and Ukraine, reported by The New York Post,...
Silence the guns in Ukraine
It is not easy to trust the international system and multilateral organisations in the face of a military aggression and the death of thousands of innocent civilians right before our eyes. And yet international diplomacy still matters, and the rules of international law are still the paradigm against which unlawful acts can be judged and...