Section: Research Organizations & Think Tanks about Ukraine
The day Russia lost Odesa and launched a lethal propaganda lie used to kill in Donbas
Those who find only humour in the mention by Donald Trump’s adviser of a ‘Bowling Green Massacre’ that never happened should think again. It is dangerously easy to then convince people it did happen, and there is nothing funny about stories of an invented ‘massacre’ used to send young men to die or to kill others. That is...
Ukrainian Finance Minister Optimistic About Economic Future
Despite past difficulties, Ukraine’s track record of economic reforms appears to have set the country in the right direction, according to Oleksandr Danylyuk, finance minister of Ukraine. Speaking at the Atlantic Council on April 17, Danylyuk struck an optimistic tone about the coming years in Ukraine as he addressed the economic reforms...
Ukraine’s Democracy Is Approaching ‘Make Or Break’ — And The West Is Missing In Action
Image credit: istockFeaturedvia The Washington PostRussian President Vladimir Putin is waging a global ideological war against Western liberal, democratic values. It has been underway for many years, and it extends from his own immediate neighborhood to Western Europe and, of course, the United States, where he intervened in the U.S. presidential...
Watch List: May 1, 2018
The items listed below represent potential emerging issues that our analysts are tracking. These can be long term or short term, but will be updated daily. If an item on our Watch List becomes critical, we will email you a full analysis explaining its significance. Each Saturday, we will follow up our daily Watch List for each week with our...
Russia Launches First Floating Nuclear Plant
Intended to power a remote Arctic port, vessel sets off amid concern from Baltic countries, environmentalists. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Ukraine: Is Russia Planning A New Invasion?
Russia’s aggression into Ukraine came in direct violation of its obligations under the 1994 Budapest Memorandum. “After four years of war, Russia has at least 260,000 troops deployed along the Ukrainian border” ready to advance… — Oleksandr Turchynov, …read more Source: Gatestone...
Dangerously ill Political Prisoner Moved to Medical Ward. Torture in Crimean Prison Continues
The immediate danger to Uzeir Abdullaev’s life has hopefully been averted. After concerted efforts in Crimea and publicity beyond, the prison authorities have moved him to a medical unit where he should finally receive adequate treatment for severe blood poisoning. His is only one case of several involving political prisoners whose...
How Atlantic Canadian businesses are trying to attract immigrants
The Atlantic Ballet Theatre will soon premier Alien, a new piece that explores the immigrant experience. Of the ballet’s 21 full-time employees, 12 are immigrants who come from nine different countries. Stephen MacGillivray/Public Policy ForumSusan Wilson made history this year when Canadian conglomerate J.D. Irving Ltd. made her its first...
Cryptocurrencies and the Kremlin
By Anna Semler Cryptocurrency has emerged as an exciting new medium of exchange with rapid changes in value. As brands like Bitcoin become household names, questions also arise around the different uses for cryptocurrency and growing calls for regulation. The U.S. government must develop rules to protect against illicit cryptocurrency activity,...
Podcast: What Are the Odds of Nuclear War? A Conversation With Seth Baum and Robert de Neufville
What are the odds of a nuclear war happening this century? And how close have we been to nuclear war in the past? Few academics focus on the probability of nuclear war, but many leading voices like former US Secretary of Defense, William Perry, argue that the threat of nuclear conflict is growing. On this month’s podcast, Ariel spoke with...