Section: Research Organizations & Think Tanks about Ukraine
The Real Problem with Gina Haspel’s Cia Nomination
Ted Galen Carpenter An especially insidious snare for a liberal democracy in the conduct of its foreign policy is the temptation to adopt the strategies and tactics of one’s adversaries. President Donald Trump’s appointment of Gina Haspel as the new director of the Central Intelligence Agency highlights that problem. A longtime CIA...
Razumkov Centre participated in the Economic Forum “Ukraine-Poland”
On 13-14 March, in the Polish town of Rzeszów, took place the 11th Economic Forum “Ukraine-Poland”. Razumkov Centre was one of its main participants and presented its analytical report “Ukraine 2017-2018: New Reality, Old Problems”. At the different events, the Centre was represented by Vasyl Yurchyshyn, Oleksii Melnyk and Viktor Lohatskyi. The...
Annual Analytical Conclusions and Predictions “Ukraine 2017-2018: New Reality, Old Problems”
Razumkov Centre presents a new issue of the annual analytical conclusions for the past year and predictions for the next one “Ukraine 2017-2018: New Reality, Old Problems“. In 2017, there were no major breakthroughs in Ukraine, but there were undeniable achievements both in transformations and foreign policy. Achievements, as well as losses and...
Razumkov Centre Participated in the 3rd Edition of the “Brussels UkraineLab”
On 27 February 2018, in Brussels, took place the Third edition of the Brussels UkraineLab 2018 – a conference involving Ukrainian think-tanks, the European Parliament and the Commission representatives, organised by the Liaison Office in Brussels of several Ukrainian Think-Tanks. At the conference, Razumkov Centre was represented by Kateryna...
How They Did It: The Real Russian Journalists Who Exposed the Troll Factory in St. Petersburg
Headlines from Novaya Gazeta (main picture) and RBC (РБК, inset) exposing the “troll farm” in St. Petersburg. The reason we know so much about the Russian information operations that targeted the United States from 2014 to 2017 is that some Russian journalists are very good at their jobs. Special Prosecutor Robert Mueller’s indictment of 13...
Vital watchdog body refuses to take part in Potemkin reform of Ukraine’s judiciary
The Public Integrity Council is suspending any involvement in the official process for assessing judges which it sees as a charade aimed at retaining judges in their posts, while reporting “successful completion” of reforms . …read more Source: Kharkiv Human Rights Protection...
Dozens Arrested In Belarus As Opposition Marks ’Freedom Day’
Dozens of people have been arrested in Belarus as opposition activists attempted to hold an unsanctioned rally in the capital, Minsk …read more Source: Kharkiv Human Rights Protection...
Ukrainian pensioner seized by Kremlin-backed militants in Ukraine, tortured & jailed for 12 years in Russia
61-year-old Oleksiy Sizonovych from Krasnodon in the Luhansk oblast was, as feared, brutally tortured before ending up sentenced by a Russian ‘court’ to 12 years’ imprisonment. Neither the surreal nature of the charges against him, nor the use of torture are, unfortunately anything new, however this case does stand out because of...
Security in Ukraine of the victims of persecution by the Russian state. A brief view of the matter
Due to numerous systematic violations of human rights, Ukraine cannot be considered a “safe country of origin” and “safe third country”. …read more Source: Kharkiv Human Rights Protection...
Watch List Findings: March 24, 2018
What follows are the preliminary findings for issues identified in the daily Watch Lists this week. We are only sending findings that we regard as significant or potentially significant to keep this list manageable. We have findings for all the Watch List items. Should you be interested in findings not listed here, please contact us and we will...
