Section: Research Organizations & Think Tanks about Ukraine
In Ukraine a life sentence is for life even when you’re innocent
An important European Court of Human Rights ruling has prompted Ukrainian human rights groups to demand a Constitutional Court review of the current lack of real mechanisms for releasing people sentenced to life imprisonment. The move is particularly important given strong grounds in very many cases for believing that life prisoners are either...
Russian tanks entering Ukraine that the OSCE is mandated to miss
Russia has spent four years denying responsibility for the tanks and huge arsenal of weapons provided to Kremlin-controlled militants in Donbas, and using OSCE observers to purportedly back this denial. While this is not the observers’ fault, the vast expanse of border area physically beyond their scope, as well as the clamps placed on what...
Why Russians are not unique
Society For a long time, the idea of a “mysterious Russian soul” was perceived in the West, especially among lovers of classic Russian literature, if not with delight, then with a certain amount of benign curiosity and fascination. Russians themselves were also pleased to consider themselves special, different from others with their...
The Strategic Goals of a Restored Russia
The Lubyanka building (former KGB headquarters) in Moscow, photo via Wikimedia CommonsBESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 796, April 15, 2018 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The Soviet “deep state” survived the disintegration of the Soviet Union. It is back with a vengeance. The Soviet Union was not vanquished by the West in the Cold War. It simply...
Despite His Victory, Putin’s Problems Will Grow
Vladimir Putin, image by Jedimentat44 at Flickr CCBESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 795, April 15, 2018 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: On March 18, Russia elected Vladimir Putin for a fourth presidential term, making his rule the longest since Joseph Stalin’s. But this next term will be a new experience for both Putin and the Russian people. In terms...
Ukraine: Maintaining the Momentum
Ukraine is Europe’s largest state in terms of territory and is well known across the world for its extremely fertile black soil ideal for agribusiness. The country’s favourable geographical location, on the Black Sea coast and right on the border with the European Union, has made it a destination of choice for many investors looking...
Donbas Businessmen: From Victims to Peace-Builders?
A well-established private sector makes the Donbas conflict different from the separatist conflicts of the early 1990s in the wake of the collapse of the Soviet Union. Private business is a strong pro-peace force because lawlessness, a fragile security environment, and a shrinking population and its impoverishment can be crippling to business...
Infighting Hits Opposition Camp as Moscow Mayoral Campaign Opens
Two liberals are fighting for the chance to oust Kremlin man Sobyanin from one of Russia’s most powerful elected posts. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
FTAC: To a Pakistani On the Image of American Warmongering
The Grand Game for Hearts and Minds remains in play between America and Russia. Searching up video title “Five Decades of Lies and Wars” will take you to the prompt for the following text. Background: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Active_measures It was the Soviet Union that poured $1 billion itself into America’s domestic Vietnam Era...
Trends in Innovation from Young European Leaders
The Young Transatlantic Innovative Leaders Initiative (YTILI) Fellowship program, implemented by GMF in partnership with the U.S. Department of State, selects young European and Eurasian entrepreneurs and innovators and over the course of one year provides them the tools, networks, and resources they need to turn ideas into action and grow...
