Section: Research Organizations & Think Tanks about Ukraine
No Alternatives
Russians are starved of different viewpoints by their media’s united anti-Western front. From The Conversation. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
NASA astronaut Randy Bresnik: Ukraine should continue space program
Written by: Sergiy Vakarin, UkraineIS Chairman Photos: Vitaly Mamchyn and Bresnik Family Archive NASA astronaut, International Space Station Commander Randy Bresnik visited Ukraine soon after his space mission ended. I had a chance to chat with him at the KPI Kyiv Polytechnic University. Several hundreds of Ukrainians attended his lectures all...
Crimean Tatars boycott illegal Russian elections despite likely persecution in retaliation
Photographs from Crimean polling stations on 18 March do not tally with official reports, and certainly the vast majority of Crimean Tatars seem to have boycotted the event. This is despite four years bitter experience of the repressive measures they are likely to face for their courageous resistance. …read more Source: Kharkiv Human Rights...
Shameful Putin ‘Election’ Farce Legitimized by the OSCE
What will the OSCE say at their 19 March press conference in Moscow after agreeing to observe a ‘presidential election’ in which the main opposition candidate had been prevented from running, and which was being illegally held in occupied Crimea?. …read more Source: Kharkiv Human Rights Protection...
Vladimir Putin: how to understand the Russian president’s view of the world
Vladimir Putin has won re-election by an even greater margin than expected. But he begins his fourth term as president facing antagonism from numerous world leaders over a nerve agent attack in the UK that has hospitalised a former Russian spy and his daughter. The British prime minister, Theresa May, has made it clear that she thinks Russia is...
Time for the US to End Democracy Promotion Flim-Flams
Democracy promotion has long been one of the U.S. government’s favorite foreign charades. The Trump administration’s proposal to slash funding for democratic evangelism is being denounced as if it were the dawn of a new Dark Age. But this is a welcome step to draining a noxious swath of the Washington swamp.Nineteenth century humorist...
Bucharest Remains Emerging Europe’s Cheapest City
For posted workers, the Romanian capital Bucharest is the ninth cheapest major city in the world, and the cheapest in Europe. Cheap rents, cigarettes and alcohol are just three of the factors in Bucharest’s favour, a city which is also by far the most livable of the cheapest 10 ranked by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) in its latest...
Watch List Findings: March 17, 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...
Fearless Leader or Lame Duck?
Putin’s certain triumph heralds fresh uncertainty. From The Conversation. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Ukraine: Venice Commission Warns about Impact of ‘NGO Legislation’
Press Releases Ukraine: Venice Commission Warns about Impact of ‘NGO Legislation’ March 16, 2018New Ukrainian laws regulating NGOs threaten the independence and effectiveness of civil society groups. …read more Source: Freedom...
