Section: Research Organizations & Think Tanks about Ukraine
Perceptions in Turkey about the War in Ukraine
Undermining the foundational pillars of the post–Cold War security order, Vladimir Putin’s war against Ukraine is a watershed event for Europe and the wider world, Turkey included. While Ankara is trying to protect its economy and security interests, anti-Western narratives dominate the public debate. The war has indeed accentuated...
Bucha Increases the Moral Pull for the West to Aid Ukraine
The reporting and images should prompt a shift in international politics. …read more Source:: Carnegie Endowment for International...
Russia-Ukraine: A negotiated settlement will be difficult
By Steven PiferAll wars come to an end. One side may be conquered, the attacker may give up and withdraw, or the warring parties can negotiate a settlement. Whether Russia’s unjustified war on Ukraine gets to a genuine negotiation depends first on whether Vladimir Putin and the Kremlin adjust their demands. Lack of success on the...
Bucha Massacre: War Crime Or False Flag?
It feels like deja vu. Just seven years ago it was claimed without proof that Assad gassed his own people as his troops left Khan Shaykhun. When the facts came out about the event, the truth was quite different. Today Russian soldiers are being blamed for a slaughter of civilians in the Ukrainian town of Bucha. They have been tried and convicted...
The whole world would benefit from a Ukrainian victory over Russia
The post The whole world would benefit from a Ukrainian victory over Russia appeared first on Atlantic Council. …read more Source:: Atlantic...
Medvedev escalates anti-Ukrainian rhetoric
On 5 April, Dmitri Medvedev, Vice-Chairman of the Security Council of the Russian Federation, posted a post on his Telegram channel entitled “On Fakes and True History”. The text included the following phrases: – reports of Russian war crimes are “fake cynical Ukrainian propaganda” prepared for “huge money” by “troll factories” under the...
Biden, Zelensky and the Neocons
There are many backstories surfacing from what is going on in Ukraine and Washington that have been largely ignored amid the drumbeat of casualty counts combined with claims and counter-claims from the two sides. Two stories that I believe have received insufficient attention are the US government’s three decades long obsession with...
Is Global ‘Democracy’ America’s Mission?
“In the battle between democracy and autocracy, democracies are rising to the moment, and the world is clearly choosing the side of peace and security,” said President Joe Biden in his State of the Union address. “This is a real test. It’s going to take time.” Thus did Biden frame the struggle of our time as the US...
How will the Russia-Ukraine war reshape the world? Here are four possible futures.
The post How will the Russia-Ukraine war reshape the world? Here are four possible futures. appeared first on Atlantic Council. …read more Source:: Atlantic...
The Mian Channu Incident and the Enduring Risk of Nuclear Escalation between India and Pakistan
In an international context characterised by increasing concern over the risk of nuclear war triggered by the conflict in Ukraine, it is worth noting that incidents in other regions could also lead to nuclear escalation, either by design or miscalculation. A recent incident involving India and Pakistan is a case in point, albeit the event did not...
