Section: Research Organizations & Think Tanks about Ukraine
Donald Trump is Worsening the Imbalance between Defence and Diplomacy
The US has long overvalued the military and undervalued the State Department, but President Donald Trump’s winnowing of the diplomatic corps is extreme, and it comes at a time when diplomats are needed more than ever. Download the article (PDF)US President Donald Trump has made no secret of his infatuation with the military and his...
Europe is still living with the consequences of the Lisbon Treaty
The EU doesn’t usually shy away from landmark celebrations. But one notable date passed almost unnoticed in Brussels this week as the ten-year anniversary of the signing of the Lisbon Treaty came and went. No official ceremony was held. No pro-EU gushing from the most reliable of EU federalists. Not even any faint murmurs of nostalgia for...
What Ukrainians Really Think: 10 Key Insights from Ukraine’s 2017 Opinion Polls
A close examination of a range of recent national opinion polls—on topics like corruption, the health care system, migration, and Russia—show that the Ukrainian public is less optimistic and West-centric than the country’s leaders. Additionally, there is a wide gap in opinions between the residents of different regions, and between various...
On President Trump’s ‘Jerusalem Declaration’
The prompt: opprobrium for much of President Trump’s other actions and utterances with glowing exception for announcing the moving of the American Embassy to Jerusalem. Trump has to respond to internal personal as well as external political pressures. He has to make decisions with those two universes somewhat in balance. The “Jerusalem...
What We’re Reading: Dec. 12, 2017
Below you will find a list of books that members of the Geopolitical Futures team are currently reading. It highlights insightful and relevant books from around the globe and the reasons we chose them. A World at Arms: A Global History of World War II By Gerhard L. Weinberg George Friedman: I have just finished what I believe is the longest book...
Towards an Assessment of North Korea’s Strategic Deterrent
North Korea’s latest ballistic missile test shows that it is determined to create an effective nuclear deterrent. But what is the likelihood of a single North Korean warhead successfully hitting a target in the US? Download the article (PDF)North Korea’s latest ballistic missile test has put it back to the top of the international...
Russia’s Media Monitor Moves To Block Websites Of ’Undesirable’ Organizations
Russia’s Roskomnadzor media regulatory agency has begun blocking access to websites of organizations deemed “undesirable” by the Justice Ministry under a 2015 law aimed at restricting the activity of organizations the Kremlin accuses of fomenting political dissent. …read more Source: Kharkiv Human Rights Protection...
Council of Europe will share responsibility for grave human rights violations if it gives in to Russia now
Crimean Tatar leaders, the sister of Russia’s youngest Ukrainian political prisoner and prominent Ukrainian human rights organizations have warned the Council of Europe against compromising its own values by giving in to pressure from Russia. There can be no grounds for reinstating Russia’s voting rights within the Parliamentary...
New GMF Leadership Hubs Advance Inclusion and Democracy
Politics and societies on both sides of the Atlantic seem increasingly imperiled and divided. Most observers, regardless of their political persuasion, agree on this point. But with sustained investment, we can approach a tipping point through inclusive and democratic initiatives that lead to bold innovation. Given this unique moment in history,...
Interpreting the Bomb: Ownership and Deterrence in Ukraine’s Nuclear Discourse
Image: The SS-18 ICBM, produced in Soviet Ukraine, on display at the Strategic Missile Forces Museum in Pervomaysk. Photo by Polina Sinovets. …read more Source: Woodrow Wilson International Center for...
