Section: Research Organizations & Think Tanks about Ukraine
War with Russia Is Not ‘Inevitable.’ Keep Repeating That
Well, that didn’t take long! No sooner had Robert Torquemada Mueller wrapped up his obscenely expensive inquisition without finding any so-called collusion with Russia than the obstacles to rapprochement between Washington and Moscow immediately dissipated. Calls for a new détente issued from sound thinkers such as Daniel R. DePetris of The...
Ukraine’s Presidential Gamble
Ukrainians are a revolutionary, not evolutionary people. That was confirmed in the first round of the presidential election on March 31, when out of a record number of 39 candidates, a political neophyte and comedy actor received twice as many votes as the incumbent president. The result of the second round on April 21 is hard to predict. Most...
Zelenskiy: Anatomy of a success
The political situation in Ukraine since the ‘revolution of dignity’ and the Russian aggression has created a specific social context in which the public’s perception of the traditional politicians has started to deteriorate dramatically. The revolution awakened high public expectations of comprehensive reforms to the state, a new...
US Sen. Chris Murphy Warns Allies to Be Vigilant About the ‘Quiet Things’ Russia is Doing
Says Russia funding ‘fight clubs and biker clubs’ in the Baltic States to exploit domestic instability US Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) on April 3 warned NATO allies to be “constantly vigilant about the very quiet things that the Russians are doing that could ultimately lead to a traditional military confrontation.” Pointing to Russian support...
China’s PLA Troops in Venezuela is Game Changer
(Chinese PLA personnel pose with members of Venezuela’s National Bolivarian Armed Forces, March 29, 2019)The reported arrival of Chinese military personnel in Venezuela last weekend is undoubtedly a major event in world politics. Unlike Russia, which has a history of force projection abroad, this is an extremely rare Chinese move. Although...
Victoria Nuland
By Rachel SlatteryAmbassador Victoria Nuland is senior counselor at the Albright Stonebridge Group, a global strategic advisory and commercial diplomacy firm based in Washington, D.C. She is also a nonresident senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, distinguished practitioner in grand strategy at Yale University, and a member of the board of...
Elections in Ukraine and Slovakia Offer a Glimpse into Russia’s Future
Will Russia equally fall for a political outsider? Only time will tell. …read more Source: Carnegie Endowment for International...
The Future of NATO: New Challenges and Opportunities
Editor’s Note: On April 2, Dr. Evelyn Farkas, senior fellow at the German Marshall Fund of the United States, delivered testimony in front of the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Foreign Affairs, on the future challenges and opportunities for NATO ahead of the alliance’s 70th anniversary. Chairman Keating, Ranking Member...
NATO At 70: A Strategic Partnership For The 21st Century
Editor’s Note: On April 2, Dr. Karen Donfried, president of the German Marshall Fund of the United States, delivered testimony in front of the U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations on the value of NATO ahead of the alliance’s 70th anniversary. Chairman Risch, Ranking Member Menendez, and other members of the committee: Thank you...
Is Washington Preparing the Groundwork for a Maidan Scenario in Venezuela?
Venezuela is home to the largest oil deposits in the world, which makes the political stakes involved much higher than they would be otherwise. Enter Juan Guaidó, Washington’s puppet leader in Caracas, who will be attempting to rally the country against legitimate (i.e., democratically elected by the people) President Nicolas Maduro next...
