Section: Research Organizations & Think Tanks about Ukraine
The Amazon Is Burning. Bolsonaro Fanned the Flames.
Global warming is widely and correctly blamed for the fires raging in the Amazon rainforest and elsewhere around the world. But the tragedy in Brazil represents a public policy failure of a more manageable and unforgiveable sort. It is not just the Brazilian inability to fight the fires. The… …read more Source:: Peterson Institute for...
We’re the Wealthiest Country — Our Kids Shouldn’t Go to School Hungry
Nearly half of America’s children live in low-income and poor families, and the majority of public school students qualify for free breakfast and lunch programs. Nearly 30 million children — more than the population of Texas — benefit from the National School Lunch Program. In low-income households, it’s often food that gets...
Two decades of Putin
Two decades on from his ascent to power, Putin cuts a lonely figure in a political desert …read more Source:: European Council on Foreign...
Turkey’s Energy Confrontation with Cyprus
The hydrocarbon riches of the Nile and Levant geological basins have already transformed the Egyptian economy and expanded Israel’s energy options, but the possibility of similar good fortune for Cyprus is being undermined by a dangerous Turkish power game. Apparently unable to find oil or natural gas in its own Mediterranean waters, Ankara...
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...
Michael Khodarkovsky: “Sweeping history under the rug does not save the country from future problems”
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...
Open Russia Online Resources Blocked in Russia
Roskomnadzor blacklisted Open Russia online resources upon the request of the Prosecutor General’s Office. According to the regulator’s website, a number of corresponding domain names have been blocked on December 11, 2017, citing Article 15.3 of the Federal Law No. 149-FZ “On Information,” which establishes the procedure that limits...
USS Gerald Ford – A $13 Billion Boondoggle
The US Navy’s newest aircraft carrier, the USS Gerald Ford, is so over-budget and riddled with errors that it’s practically useless. Never is it asked whether we need such a ship for the defense of this country. It is about spending and maintaining steady growth in the defense industry. Our own safety and security are completely...
Brexit: Where Does the UK Stand?
Corporate Members Event Director’s Breakfast Briefing Partners and Major Corporates 24 October 2019 – 8:00am to 9:15amAdd to CalendariCalendar Outlook Google Yahoo Chatham House | 10 St James’s Square | London | SW1Y 4LE …read more Source:: Chatham...
Boris Johnson Enters Democracy’s Twilight Zone
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s power grab, in which he has suspended the UK Parliament for five weeks from September 9, 2019, has recklessly undermined democracy at a time of historic decision making on the future of the United Kingdom. Because of his actions, the parliament cannot formally… …read more Source:: Peterson...
