Section: Research Organizations & Think Tanks about Ukraine
Kleptocracy Watch | January 12, 2018
The week’s leading news and features on globalized corruption and the threat to democracy… TOP STORIES Global Magnitsky Act: 52 individuals and entities were sanctioned in the first tranche of designations – but the real story is the extraordinary Executive Order that Trump signed to do it, writes Rob Bershinski. (Just Security) Beyond...
Beetles Chomp Down Belarusian, Polish Forests
The infestation is but one symptom of a pestilence spreading across the northern hemisphere. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Latvian Citizen Accused of Spying for Russia
Senior Russian lawmaker confirms deployment of ballistic missiles in Kaliningrad. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Moldovan President Blasts Romanian Unification Talk
As Dodon warns of impending ‘civil war,’ his government inks military pact with Romania. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Russian Agents Swoop on Dagestan Officials
Latest arrests seem to be part of a purge of the notoriously anarchic republic’s top brass. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
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2017 marked the 100th anniversary of the Russian Revolution. A century on, Moscow has a rather different view of revolutionaries, as shown by the Zapad 2017 military exercise held on 14–20 September 2017. Zapad (West) is one of several military exercises that Russia regularly holds; others include Kavkaz (Caucasus), Tsentr (Centre) and Vostok...
Ukraine reintegration bill Donbas deadlock
Russia says the bill amounts to preparation for war. But it might clear a path for meaningful negotiations. …read more Source: International Institute for Strategic...
Ukrainian Nationalist Militia Seeks Legal Status
Rightwing groups also protest against Polish law making it a crime to deny atrocities committed by Ukrainian nationalists during WWII. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Yes, Ukraine’s Oligarchs Own the Airwaves, but Their Days Are Numbered
Oligarchs own the airwaves in Ukraine. More than 75 percent of Ukrainians regularly watch TV channels owned by Ukrainian oligarchs Viktor Pinchuk, Ihor Kolomoisky, Dmytro Firtash, and Rinat Akhmetov. But this is hardly news since TV serves as the primary source of information for 58 percent of Ukrainians. …read more Source: Kharkiv Human...
Armenia is Rethinking Relations with Russia
Russia / Europe Over the past few years, Armenia has faced a string of internal and foreign policy challenges. The wide-reaching referendum vote back in 2015 in favor of constitutional change means that Armenia’s time as a semi-presidential republic is over. According to its new constitution, the country is now a parliamentary republic. The...