Section: Research Organizations & Think Tanks about Ukraine
Michael Khodarkovsky: “Democracy in Russia Is Not Only Possible—It’s Inevitable”
As Vladimir Putin is about to be re-elected for another presidential term thus becoming one of the longest serving Russian leaders in history, IMR’s Olga Khvostunova sat down with Michael Khodarkovsky, Professor of History at Loyola University Chicago, to discuss Putin’s legacy, the lessons of the Russian Revolution, the Russian...
Women are taking charge in Senegal’s growing tech industry
On a balmy evening in Dakar, seven young women were gathered in the basement of a local university, not far from the city’s Monument of African Renaissance statue. Lit by the white glow of a projector screen, they tapped eagerly at laptops as the speakers covered everything from how to market your business on Instagram, to designing a...
Burning Down the House
Doesn’t idiocy ever take a vacation? As August wound down, the populist troika of Donald Trump, Boris Johnson, and Jair Bolsonaro proved once again that the United States, the United Kingdom, and Brazil would be better off with no leaders rather than the dubious characters that currently pretend to govern these countries. In all three...
Erdogan Plays Washington Like a Fiddle
This article first appeared …read more Source:: Council on Foreign...
Big Pharma to Pay for Opioid Crisis, But What Happens to the Money?
A trial in Cleveland County, Oklahoma recently concluded with Johnson & Johnson ordered to pay a $572 million settlement for its role in the opioid crisis. It is the third case in Oklahoma to end with a pharmaceutical company being held liable for paying damages related to the abuse of opioids and the ensuing deaths caused by overdose. The...
Working Time, Employment and Competitiveness
Abstract This report studies working time and competitiveness. The first part of the report compares working time in Finland to other European countries using working time data from Eurostat and provides a review of the economics literature on working time and employment. The second part of the report studies the impact of the Competitiveness...
Why Russia Needs a “Sovereign Runet”
The official goal of the “sovereign internet” bill signed by Vladimir Putin into law on May 1 is to secure the uninterrupted operation of the Runet in case of disconnection from the global infrastructure of the World Wide Web. In reality, this law allows the Russian government to gain centralized control over the Runet and, if need be, to shut...
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...
The Case for Restorative Justice
In order to tackle high reoffending rates, the U.K. needs to adopt a smarter penal system to break the cycle which takes both a financial and social toll on the U.K.Reoffending rates in the U.K. are some of the highest in Europe. The figures speak for themselves, with 44% of… …read more Source:: The Centre for Policy...
Russia’s Disappearing Women
When they were younger, before their son was born, Maria’s boyfriend started hurting her. He would place his hands on her neck and squeeze tightly until her skin turned pink and she gasped for air. After her son Andrei came along, the abuse got worse, and her arms were regularly crowded with bruises, her face sore and swollen. Maria had no...
