Section: Research Organizations & Think Tanks about Ukraine
Ukraine’s Glass is Half-Full—Giving Up on it Would Be a Terrible Mistake
Transatlantic TakeAs Ukraine goes to the polls on Sunday to elect its president for the second time since the 2014 Revolution of Dignity, some in Europe and the United States appear to be ready to give up on the country. This would be a grave mistake at a critical juncture for Ukraine. It has made more headway than pessimists claim in addressing...
With RussiaGate Over Where’s Hillary?
During most of the RussiaGate investigation against Donald Trump, I kept saying that all roads lead to Hillary Clinton. Anyone with three working brain cells knew this, including ‘Miss’ Maddow, whose tears of disappointment are particularly delicious. Robert Mueller’s investigation was designed from the beginning to create something...
The Demography of Ukraine: Ukraine in an Election Year
The last national census of Ukraine was conducted nearly 20 years ago. Recent attempts to conduct a new census since have been postponed. Complicating the issue, events in Ukraine such as Russia’s annexation of Crimea and the war in the East have led to dramatic demographic changes that remain unaccounted for in official statistics....
What Is at Stake in Ukraine’s Election?
Ukraine votes for a president on March 31. Will the pro-Western incumbent, Petro Poroshenko, win? Or will he lose to his old foe, Yulia Tymoshenko, or wild card Volodymyr Zelenskiy? …read more Source: Carnegie Endowment for International...
Europe and the Liberal Order
Current debates on world order and its liberal subset largely elide the role of Europe, treating it as a bystander, a battleground or a source of problems. Insofar as Europe is cast as a global player, some have advocated retrenchment and narrowly defined interests, others neutrality and accommodation. Yet, as the liberal order is fraying, Europe...
In Mideast Protests, Ultras Are Down but Not Out
El-Ahly AFC Ultras, image via Wikimedia CommonsBESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 1,116, March 19, 2019 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Middle East soccer fans played an important role in the 2011 popular revolts. Regimes across the region are determined to ensure that they will not have another such opportunity. Ali Issa Ahmad, a British soccer fan, lingered...
“Is the Possibility of a Third World War Real?” Researching Nuclear Ukraine in the KGB Archive
NPIHP Working Paper #13 “Is the Possibility of a Third World War Real?” Researching Nuclear Ukraine in the KGB Archive Nate Jones March 2019 …read more Source: Woodrow Wilson International Center for...
How Trump Should Counter Putin in Ukraine and Venezuela
USAF plane carrying humanitarian aid for Venezuela, February 22, 2019, US Air Force Photo by Maj. Wayne Capps via Gatestone InstituteBESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 1,115, March 18, 2019 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: If Nicolás Maduro is removed from office in Venezuela, Putin might act as he did when a popular revolution overthrew Yanukovych in Ukraine...
Stalemate in Crimea
…read more Source: Project Syndicate (Czech...
Azerbaijan’s Relations with Russia: Closer by Default?
13 March 2019 This paper reviews the evolution of Azerbaijan’s foreign policy with regard to Russia and the West, looks at the diplomatic imperatives surrounding the Nagorny Karabakh conflict in more detail, and sets out recommendations for how to mitigate risks for Azerbaijan’s relations with Russia. …read more Source: Chatham...
