Section: Research Organizations & Think Tanks about Ukraine
A Nuanced Report: The Battle for Memories in Central Europe
The article was first published in “Res Publica Nowa” nr 3/2017 and translated into English with support from the Polish Ministry of Science and Higher Education’s research dissemination funds (contract no. 692/P-DUN/217). This article covers: How nationalism in Central Europe is being spurred on by historical patriotism The impact of past...
Armed Conflict in 2017 Part Four: 2018 Forecasts for Syria and International Terrorism
This week, the final part of the 2017 review looks at what 2018 holds for Syria and ISIS and global terrorism. As with the Rohingya Crisis and Ukraine, which were covered last week, these are brief overviews of what are complex situations extrapolating from the blogs throughout 2017 and making short term forecasts. Included below are links for...
Arbitration Reform in Ukraine: New Possibilities for Arbitration Users
After many years of discussions and active work of various working groups and Ukrainian Parliament, in the end of 2017 Ukraine has finally reformed its arbitration-related procedural legislation. Now the arbitration users may seek Ukrainian courts’ assistance in obtaining interim measures, preserving and collecting evidence necessary for...
Book Review: Framing the EU Global Strategy: A Stronger Europe in a Fragile World
Christoph Meyer reviews Framing the EU Global Strategy: A Stronger Europe in a Fragile World, by Nathalie Tocci …read more Source: Royal United Services...
Ukraine: 11 best places to visit
Source: CNN Written by: Pavlo Fedykovych It’s one of the biggest countries in Europe, but even when it isn’t hosting the annual song spectacle that is the Eurovision Song Contest, Ukraine struggles to attract visitors. Recent political, territorial and economic difficulties have done little to burnish the image of a former Soviet...
Calls to declare Crimean political prisoner Volodymyr Balukh a Hero of Ukraine
It is people like Volodymyr Balukh, spending his second birthday in prison for his unwavering loyalty to Ukraine that give the lie to Russian propaganda about Crimea and give hope that it will return under Ukraine’s control. …read more Source: Kharkiv Human Rights Protection...
Ukraine should double down on reform in 2018
Getting back on track …read more Source: European Policy...
How to Start a Startup
In my home country of Ukraine, corruption is the single biggest obstacle to the nation’s economic and social development. For this reason, it was life-changing for me to see how the U.S. government supports young entrepreneurs and the startup ecosystem, not only in the United States but worldwide. Somehow my life and work has always kept me...
Verbal Strategies from Kosovo to Crimea. Part One
Russia’s annexation of Crimea in 2014 has become a turning point for the Kremlin’s relationship with the West. While inside Russia the event is largely viewed as a “restoration of historical justice,” in the West it is perceived as a violation of Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity and essentially as the first...
Armed Conflict in 2017 Part Three: 2018 Forecasts for the Rohingya Crisis and Ukraine.
Predicting the future trajectory of armed conflict is a notoriously difficult task, even when limited to a period of only one year. Events internal to a country are capable of producing unwelcome surprises: in the DRC we have witnessed the Kasai region plummet into horrendous violence that began over the matter of a local succession, at a time...
