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Section: Research Organizations & Think Tanks about Ukraine

      How one early 20th-century performer defanged her fat-shamers
      May09

      How one early 20th-century performer defanged her fat-shamers

      Sophie Tucker defiantly embraced her fuller figure. AP Photo/Remo NassiIt’s all-too-common for women – especially those in the public spotlight – to be criticized for their weight. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, Lena Dunham and Rihanna have borne the brunt of fat-shamers. Amy Schumer’s recent film “I Feel Pretty” takes on the outsize role...

      Emerging Europe Growth Continues as EBRD Revises Up 2018 Forecasts
      May09

      Emerging Europe Growth Continues as EBRD Revises Up 2018 Forecasts

      The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has revised up economic forecasts for 2018 as a broad-based recovery continues across its regions, bolstered by stronger investment activity and higher exports. After suffering acutely during the global financial crisis, countries where the EBRD invests initially struggled to get back on...

      Ukraine’s Security Service raids Communist Party office and leaders’ homes
      May09

      Ukraine’s Security Service raids Communist Party office and leaders’ homes

      Searches have been carried out, on the eve of Victory Day, at the homes of Petro Symonenko and other leading Ukrainian communists. According to the Security Service, this was in connection with a previously unreported criminal investigation into very serious charges, though the grounds for those charges remain largely unclear. …read more...

      The Ukraine War in the Time of Trump
      May08

      The Ukraine War in the Time of Trump

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      Great philosopher and true friend of Ukraine Francis Fukuyama visited Kyiv
      May08

      Great philosopher and true friend of Ukraine Francis Fukuyama visited Kyiv

      Written by: Sergiy Vakarin On April 22, 2018 UkraineIS Chairman and PGA member Sergiy Vakarin joined Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman and other Ukrainians to listen to Francis Fukuyama’s lecture at the Club of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine. There are fighters who would overcome any difficulties. But when the worst problems are...

      The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly about the Korean Summits
      May08

      The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly about the Korean Summits

      Doug Bandow North Korea’s Kim Jong-un is different from his father. But will the result of Kim’s summits be different from those of his father? So far no one has lost money betting against reconciliation with the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. Kim stepped dramatically onto the world stage when he met South Korean...

      Chernobyl brought Italy and Belarus closer together – their approach could do the same for other nations
      May08

      Chernobyl brought Italy and Belarus closer together – their approach could do the same for other nations

      Teach a child about other cultures and we can form bonds around the world. jenspie3, CC BYFollowing the Chernobyl nuclear power plant disaster in Ukraine, in the former Soviet Union on April 26, 1986, humanitarian programmes were launched in the West that arranged for children from areas affected by radiological contamination to stay with...

      Emerging Europe Should Take Full Advantage of New Technology to Innovate and Improve Services
      May08

      Emerging Europe Should Take Full Advantage of New Technology to Innovate and Improve Services

      With economic growth in Europe and Central Asia having peaked, following 2.7 per cent growth in 2017 and a projection of 2.3 per cent for 2018, countries in the region should take advantage of new digital technologies to innovate and improve their services, says a new World Bank report, Cryptocurrencies and Blockchain: Europe and Central Asia...

      The Making of Killing Pavel — Documentary Production Tips
      May08

      The Making of Killing Pavel — Documentary Production Tips

      Русский In early April, the gripping documentary Killing Pavel — which followed the investigation into the murder of the reporter Pavel Sheremet — received the Oscar of investigative journalism, the IRE Medal, the highest honor Investigative Reporters and Editors can bestow for investigative reporting. It’s the first time Ukrainian...

      Как снимался фильм «Убийство Павла»: советы по созданию видео-расследований
      May07

      Как снимался фильм «Убийство Павла»: советы по созданию видео-расследований

      English В начале апреля захватывающий документальный фильм “Убийство Павла», в котором журналисты проводят расследование убийства своего коллеги Павла Шеремета, получил “Оскар» расследовательской журналистики – медаль IRE – высшую награду международной организации Investigative Reporters and Editors (Журналисты и...