Section: Research Organizations & Think Tanks about Ukraine
Ukraine’s Coal Industry in Crisis
The devastating effect of decades of neglect and corruption have been exacerbated by conflict.When miners in the town of Antratsyt in the east of Ukraine decided to go on strike over unpaid wages in June 2020, they were met with a fierce response. The authorities in the self-proclaimed Luhansk Peoples’ Republic quickly launched a clamp down...
Turkey’s Overlooked Role in the Second Nagorno-Karabakh War
The Second Nagorno-Karabakh War between Armenia and Azerbaijan ended on November 10, 2020 with the former acknowledging defeat. Various factors explain Azerbaijan’s military victory, with two considered by observers as “magic bullets”: the role of unmanned aerial vehicles sourced from Turkey and Israel, and the advisory role of Turkish...
The West Must Now Be United on Russia
This week, outgoing Secretary of State Mike Pompeo canceled his final trip to Europe, leaving a long list of issues for the incoming Biden administration to coordinate on with European partners. Russia will be high on this list. Last month, an investigation by Bellingcat and CNN revealed new details about the use of banned chemical weapons by...
The Future of U.S. Democracy Promotion
On Inauguration Day 2021, the nation’s capital looks like it has just experienced a coup, not successfully survived one. Streets are blocked off, barricades are up, and armed police and National Guard are everywhere. The inauguration itself is taking place in front of a deliberately minimal crowd, as if the authorities are somehow pulling...
A New Day for Transatlantic Cooperation
Joe Biden became president of the United States yesterday. As he proclaimed in his inaugural speech: “America has been tested, and we’ve come out stronger for it. We will repair our alliances and engage with the world once again. Not to meet yesterday’s challenges, but today’s and tomorrow’s challenges.” The time to open a...
Die Krim-Plattform als Risiko für die ukrainische Reform-Agenda
Mit der »Krim-Plattform” hat in den letzten Monaten eine ukrainische außenpolitische Initiative Gestalt angenommen, die dazu beitragen soll, die illegale russische Besatzung der Halbinsel auf dem internationalen Radar zu halten. Am Ende steht das Ziel, diese zu beenden und die ukrainische territoriale Integrität wiederherzustellen....
The U.S. Foreign Policy Monitor – What Allies and Partners Need to Know – January 15
Welcome to the U.S. Foreign Policy Monitor where every week we track the “who,” “what,” and “so what” for the new U.S. administration and Congress. Less than a week from the inauguration, new important nominations and appointments have been rolling in. The Topline Next Wednesday, President-elect Biden will be inaugurated as the 46th President of...
The Unwelcome Return of the Real Purveyors of Violence
With the mainstream media still obsessing about the January 6th “violent coup attempt” at the US Capitol Building, the incoming Biden Administration looks to be chock full of actual purveyors of violent coups. Don’t look to the mainstream media to report on this, however. Some of the same politicians and bureaucrats denouncing the...
Debating Yad Vashem
Hall of Names, Yad Vashem, image via Yad VashemBESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 1,891, January 18, 2021 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The recent attempt by PM Netanyahu to appoint former IDF general and cabinet minister Effi Eitam as chairman of the Yad Vashem Holocaust Remembrance Center has stirred a heated public debate about the Center’s...
Can Burns Change the CIA?
In nominating former Deputy Secretary of State William Burns to be CIA director, President-elect Joe Biden has chosen a highly experienced diplomat to lead a hydra-headed agency. But, if past is precedent, the highest hydras who head calcified fiefdoms at CIA can be expected to resist any real control from the top. They are more likely to try to...