Section: Research Organizations & Think Tanks about Ukraine
The Ideologue’s Case Against Iran
By Jacob L. Shapiro Imagine a country – a Muslim majority country, no less – that viewed the spread of jihadism as an existential threat, a threat so serious that it was willing to sacrifice its own people to defeat it. Assume that this country, with its large population, robust military and plentiful natural resources, was strong enough to keep...
KPMG Positive About M&A Growth in Ukraine
After successive years of decline, 2017 finally saw Ukrainian M&A return to growth, both in terms of deal flow (22 per cent) and the aggregate value of transactions announced (37 per cent). However, deal activity remains well below the recent peak of 2013, and at just under one per cent of GDP, Ukrainian M&A1 is four times lower than the...
Why Europe shouldn’t follow Australia’s lead on asylum seekers
Australia’s harsh asylum policies have been touted as a possible solution to Europe’s so-called refugee crisis. Politicians in the UK, France, Holland, Denmark, Austria and Belgium have advocated for an Australian-style approach aimed at blocking asylum seekers from accessing Europe. But there are a few reasons Europe should be wary...
Do Ukrainian Media Practice Self-Censorship?
Photo by Julia Berezovska/Press office NB. Do Ukrainian Media Practice Self-Censorship?Matthew SchaafMarch 27, 2018Denying the problem’s existence will only help perpetuate it. …read more Source: Freedom...
Theresa May Hails Joint Action Against Russia
More than 100 suspected intelligence agents to be expelled as U.S., Canada, Ukraine join Britain and most of the EU. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
The EU through the Lens of Russian Television: Lessons from Ukraine
Invitation Only Research Event 10 April 2018 – 3:00pm to 4:30pmAdd to CalendariCalendar Outlook Google Yahoo Chatham House, London Nataliia Popovych, Co-Founder, Ukraine Crisis Media …read more Source: Chatham...
Russia’s Messner Doctrine?
Politics Theresa May, Britain’s Prime Minister, has called the attempted poisoning of the ex-spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter “an unlawful use of force” by the Russian state against the United Kingdom. Her accusation is based on her government’s forensics team discovering traces of Novichok, a toxic family of nerve agents produced...
Ukraine Reform Monitor: March 2018
As 2019 elections approach, reforms in Ukraine have taken a back seat to electoral politics. A key question is whether the rival factions can compete peacefully and avoid destabilizing the country again. …read more Source: Carnegie Endowment for International...
International Symposium 3R: “Revolution, War and their Consequences”
On 16 and 17 March 2018, the European Civilization Chair hosted the International Symposium “Revolution, War and their Consequences” at the Natolin campus of the College of Europe. The Symposium continued the work of the 3R Project, initiated by the Chair in 2016, and was dedicated to the events which took place in post 2014 Ukraine and their...
Theresa May: UK’s participation in Galileo satellite programme after Brexit is in the interests of the EU
Theresa May: UK’s participation in Galileo satellite programme after Brexit is in the interests of the EUCommenting on reports that the EU is proposing excluding the UK from its Galileo satellite programme, Prime Minister Theresa May yesterday said at the House of Commons, “We have been very clear that as long as we are members of the EU we...
