Section: Research Organizations & Think Tanks about Ukraine
South Korea’s New Foreign Policy of One Yes and Two Nos
South Koreans are sorting out the implications of the recent presidential elections. Victorious conservative candidate Yoon Suk-yeol rose to prominence on an anti-corruption agenda and has various plans to shake up the way government functions. He has also pledged to reduce government intervention in the economy, boost incentives for business,...
Who’s Enabling Putin’s Enablers?
Where would Vladimir Putin be without the Russian oligarchy? Without Russia’s oligarchs, political leaders of the Western world have concluded, Putin would be tottering. Western leaders have made squeezing Russia’s richest a central piece of their strategy to end Putin’s Ukraine cross-border assault. These same Western leaders,...
“Let Freedom Ring”: Support Ukraine & USA Energy Independence
In late 1944, desperate Poles radioed the Allies pleading for weapons to help them stop the Nazis from massacring the citizens of Warsaw. The Soviet Army was within easy distance of the Polish capital but, for some reason, decided to pause in their …read more Source:: Gatestone...
Biden: We’re In ‘Long Fight’ With Russia Over Ukraine. Who Benefits From Escalation?
In President Biden’s final speech in Europe – held in Warsaw – not only did he call for ‘regime change’ in Russia but he warned that the war in Ukraine would be “long.” As Glenn Greenwald wrote recently, the Biden Administration seems to be doing everything it can to PROLONG the war. Why? Who benefits?...
Kaukasische Arithmetik
Ende 2021 fand ein erstes Treffen im Rahmen der sogenannten »3+3-Kooperationsplattform” statt. Die Initiative strebt an, die südkaukasischen Länder Armenien, Aserbaidschan und Georgien – das indes seine Nichtteilnahme verkündet hat und fernblieb – sowie die Regionalmächte Iran, Russland und Türkei zusammenzubringen. Ziel ist, die...
What Happened To Putin’s Little Green Men? (From RealClearDefense)
Moscow’s assault on Ukraine seems to contradict what we had anticipated about how a future high-end conflict with Russia would unfold. What happened to Putin’s Little Green Men, who were so effective in seizing Crimea in 2014? Although information coming [Read More…] The post What Happened To Putin’s Little Green Men?...
Kremlin propaganda goes to war
For weeks leading up to February 24, as Russian military equipment moved into position around Ukraine’s borders and as U.S. government spokespersons warned of an “imminent” attack, foreign and domestic Russia analysts did not expect that an actual war was about to begin. Many pointed to the lack of a “rally around the flag” propaganda...
Russia’s attack on Ukraine: day 31
The military situation in Ukraine remains relatively stable for another day. Local successes were recorded by Ukrainian units in the Sumy Oblast, which captured the battle-ravaged Trostyanets and the villages of Krasnopillia and Slavhorod, located on the border with Russia, as well as by the defenders of Kharkiv, who recaptured the village of...
Western leaders must be honest about what it takes to stand up to Putin
By Constanze StelzenmüllerDuring major international championships, Germany — as a popular saying has it — is home to 82 million football trainers. (This columnist prefers basketball.) In the pandemic, it was a nation of impassioned virologists. Since the beginning of the Kremlin’s war against Ukraine in late February, it seems that every...
IMR’s statement on the situation in Ukraine
…read more Source:: Institute of Modern...
