Section: Research Organizations & Think Tanks about Ukraine
U.S.-Qatar Talks Likely to be Crucial to Iran Policy
When Emir Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani goes to the White House on July 9, it will likely be with a sense of triumph. The Qatari leader has survived more than two years of diplomatic and economic isolation by his immediate neighbors, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Bahrain. And with its giant al-Udeid airbase, Qatar is now central to U.S....
Reconnecting Afghanistan: Lessons from Cross-border Engagement
8 July 2019 The sustainability of Afghanistan’s economy will be predicated on the degree to which it is integrated with its neighbours. The notion that Afghanistan can be a source of licit benefits for its neighbours is far from mainstream opinion. And yet, as this paper documents, there are examples where it is exactly that. …read...
Commentary Are the German government’s revised Political Principles on the Export of Military Weapons and other Military Equipment really more ‘restrictive’?
The German government regularly describes its arms exports policy as “restrictive” even though it repeatedly approves arms exports to authoritarian regimes and areas of tension. Last week, it published its revised Political Principles for the Export of War Weapons and Other Military Equipment that had not been changed for 19 years. It was the...
Understanding the Threat of ISIS in Central Asia
Invitation Only Research Event 17 September 2019 – 3:00pm to 4:30pmAdd to CalendariCalendar Outlook Google Yahoo Chatham House | 10 St James’s Square | London | SW1Y 4LE …read more Source:: Chatham...
EPIM Policy Update July 2019
The results of the European Parliament elections give rise to an uncertain future for the reform of the Common European Asylum System. …read more Source:: European Policy...
Trump-Putin Meeting at G-20: All Talk and No Action
Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump are expected to meet on the sidelines of the G-20 summit, which opens in Osaka on June 28. Despite overwhelming media attention, no “new deal” is in the cards, but both leaders will use the opportunity to score political points. …read more Source:: Institute of Modern...
Kick-off ceremony Innovation Campus Bonn presented itself
On Tuesday, 25 June 2019, the experts of the Bonn Alliance for Sustainability Research discussed issues of global change and opportunities for sustainable development in a panel discussion and presented the ICB to the public for the first time. State Secretary Annette Storsberg from the Ministry of Culture and Science of North Rhine-Westphalia,...
Un-Freedom of the Press
Over the last month, two events have shaken up a small corner of the Russian media landscape, which continues to strive for integrity and independence. A Meduza reporter got arrested on bogus charges of drug possession, but was eventually acquitted. Prior to that, Kommersant’s entire political desk resigned over the owner’s...
The Kremlin’s Oligarchs in the West
Following the sanctioning of a number of top Russian oligarchs who used to do the Kremlin’s bidding in the West, the Russian government is now engaging less public figures to carry out its “delicate tasks and negotiations,” writes popular Russian Telegram-channel Maluta Skuratov. …read more Source:: Institute of Modern...
Is Russia’s Future in the Hands of Its Youth?
Vladimir Putin is approaching his 20th anniversary as de-facto leader of Russia, and many critics of his regime are increasingly looking to the new generation of Russians in the hope that they can bring about change. What is known about this new generation? Is there ground for optimism? …read more Source:: Institute of Modern...