Section: Research Organizations & Think Tanks about Ukraine
What I learned about Eastern European democracy from Lithuania’s youth
Lithuania’s soldiers are seen during a celebration of Lithuanian Independence Day in Vilnius, Lithuania, on March 11, 2018. The country was marking the 28th anniversary of its declaration of independence from the Soviet Union. (AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis)The term transition economies is what we now use to describe Eastern European countries...
Russia vs. the West: The Beginning of the End
The Kremlin, Moscow, photo by Larry Koester via Flickr CCBESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 832, May 13, 2018 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The Russia-West confrontation has, over the course of the past several years, reached its most tense point since the collapse of the Soviet Union. Differences between the two sides will only grow as neither side wants...
Moscow Region Chokes on Noxious Landfill Fumes
Two officials face charges in one town as protests against bad air from other dumps run on. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Before the Brussels Summit: How is the NATO Alliance Doing, Really?
The revived Russian threat brings NATO back to its roots at this year’s summit in Brussels, which might be the most important in the Alliance’s recent history.Download the article (PDF)On 16 March 2018, the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) hosted a private, off the record seminar held under non-attribution rules for the Security...
Ukraine’s Energy Sector Reforms: Assessments and Future Outlook
Invitation Only Research Event 23 May 2018 – 11:00am to 3:00pmAdd to CalendariCalendar Outlook Google Yahoo Chatham House | 10 St James’s Square | London | SW1Y 4LE …read more Source: Chatham...
To Kill a Briber
In an interview with Hromadske, policy expert Alina Mungiu-Pippidi assesses the success of Ukraine’s anti-corruption reforms. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
That Time John Bolton Promised Regime Change In Iran Before 2019
In July of last year neoconservative death cultist John Bolton, now the National Security Advisor of the United States, gave a speech at the Grand Gathering of Iranians for Free Iran in which he openly called for regime change in Tehran.Bolton, who is so stupid, crazy and evil that he remains one of the only high-profile individuals on this...
Emerging European Procurement Officials Discuss Best Practices at PRIMO 2018
Public Procurement specialists from across emerging Europe and Central Asia met in Bucharest from May 8-10 to share experiences and best-practices in reforming public procurement, with a special focus on innovative procurement systems that can support national development priorities. The meeting was part of a cross-regional cooperation platform...
Ukrainian sentenced to 8 years on bizarre ‘sabotage’ charges in Russian-occupied Crimea
25-year-old Hennady Lymeshko has become the latest Ukrainian to receive a long sentence in Russian-occupied Crimea on highly implausible ‘sabotage’ charges. There was never any objective evidence to back the FSB’s claim on 15 August 2017 to have averted acts of sabotage, only a ‘confession’ from Lymeshko, who showed signs of...
Russian censor prohibits Crimea Human Rights Group from informing Crimeans of their rights
Russia as occupying state is not only violating international law by conscripting Crimeans into its army, but has placed material from the Crimean Human Rights Group informing people of this on its huge ‘Register of prohibited information’. …read more Source: Kharkiv Human Rights Protection...
