Section: Research Organizations & Think Tanks about Ukraine
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...
Ukraine: To Die in Mariupol
Although Putin has not articulated the final objective of his proxy war in eastern Ukraine, his actions seem to indicate that he is determined to create a land bridge from Mariupol to Odessa — two major seaports vitally important to Ukraine’s economy. …read more Source: Gatestone...
Manafort To Jail – Not About Justice; Not About Russia
Former Trump campaign official Paul Manafort has been sentenced to nearly four years in prison for acting as an unregistered agent for Ukraine. But looking at the media coverage of the case one would never know that “taking down” Manafort was not all about Russia collusion. Reporting…or propaganda? Tune in to today’s...
Meghan McCain Is A Fake, Blubbering Ass
Some traditions say that having children is the same as attaining immortality. In the case of Meghan McCain, the apple certainly didn’t fall far from the warmongering psychopath. The View is an American morning talk show in which current events are discussed by a panel of women with radically diverse political beliefs ranging from...
Marshall Memorial Fellowship Reflections: Amy Lee
At every point in the Marshall Memorial Fellowship, we were privileged to meet with key leaders, either elected to high office or who earned senior decision-making roles. It was comforting, at first, to realize the extraordinary level of competence they had acquired while tackling issues as complex and fraught as Brexit, and as massive as...
