Section: Research Organizations & Think Tanks about Ukraine
Finland Will Strengthen NATO
Finland, throughout the Cold War, technically maintained its neutrality, but since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, it has dropped all pretense of official non-alignment. Finland’s Prime Minister Sanna Marin has indicated that a decision on whether to apply …read more Source:: Gatestone...
Final TRAFIG conference Understanding protracted displacement and peoples’ own responses
On 3 May 2022, more than 40 representatives from academia, refugee communities, politics, practice and civil society will come together in Brussels to participate in an exchange of knowledge entitled “‘Nothing is more permanent than the temporary?’ Understanding protracted displacement and peoples’ own responses”. For the past three...
Fiscal support and monetary vigilance: Economic policy implications of the Russia-Ukraine war for the European Union
The economic shock from the war in Ukraine is forcing Europe to face difficult policy choices, according to Olivier Blanchard and Jean Pisani-Ferry. Governments must decide how best to soften the blow of higher energy and food prices, and how much to rely on debt finance. The European Central Bank… …read more Source:: Peterson...
Russia’s war in Ukraine is making Saudi Arabia and the UAE rethink how they deal with US pressure over China
The post Russia’s war in Ukraine is making Saudi Arabia and the UAE rethink how they deal with US pressure over China appeared first on Atlantic Council. …read more Source:: Atlantic...
Five Signs War In Ukraine Is The Last Gasp Of The Putin Era (From Forbes)
After eight weeks of fighting in Ukraine, the notion that Russia is a near-peer of the U.S. is beginning to look doubtful. It seems more likely that Putin’s Russia is shadow of its former, Soviet self. That raises the possibility [Read More…] The post Five Signs War In Ukraine Is The Last Gasp Of The Putin Era (From Forbes) appeared...
Elon Musk, Twitter, And The Free Speech Freak-Out
Elon Musk’s seemingly successful bid to purchase Twitter and his claim to return it to a free-speech model has been met with fury and terror among that part of the population that used to champion free speech: the progressives and the left. Even the ACLU issued a warning. What are they afraid of? Also today, NATO countries are massively...
Germany has a special responsibility to stop Putin’s evil
By Constanze StelzenmüllerA merciless war is being waged in the middle of Europe — on Germany’s ruling Social Democratic Party (SPD). That, at least, is what a casual observer of German politics might conclude. Rolf Mützenich, the head of the SPD’s parliamentary faction, has denounced demands by his Green and Free Democratic coalition...
Risking Nuclear War for a Corrupt, Increasingly Repressive Ukraine
Fortunately, President Biden thus far has rejected the most risky policies that hawks are pushing in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Despite being under intense pressure, he continues to rule out proclaiming a no-fly zone, and he flatly rejects suggestions (including from one close political ally) that he consider sending US...
From one US ambassador to Ukraine to another: An urgent to-do list
The post From one US ambassador to Ukraine to another: An urgent to-do list appeared first on Atlantic Council. …read more Source:: Atlantic...
Mark Leonard on the Russia sanctions, European security, China’s view of the Ukraine war, and more
…read more Source:: Project Syndicate (Czech...
