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Section: Research Organizations & Think Tanks about Ukraine

      Syrian Kurds: the Other Woman in America’s Relationship with Turkey
      Jan31

      Syrian Kurds: the Other Woman in America’s Relationship with Turkey

      Ted Galen Carpenter Tensions have existed for years between Washington and Ankara over the Kurdish population in both Iraq and Syria. U.S. officials regard the Kurds as able fighters and democratic secular allies in the struggle against Islamic extremism. Turkish leaders view them and their agenda for an independent Kurdish homeland as a menace...

      The Castle Shakes, But Doesn’t Move
      Jan31

      The Castle Shakes, But Doesn’t Move

      Over the past few weeks, the Czech Republic got their chance at hearing how the EU institutions can help or harm them with future plans of integration, issues relating to immigration and several spurious stories surrounding the Pro-EU candidate Jiří Drahoš. While the fake news did most likely have some impact, Drahoš was an inexperienced...

      Why Ukraine should become a Balkan country
      Jan31

      Why Ukraine should become a Balkan country

      Ukrainian politicians, diplomats, journalists and intellectuals should start paying more attention to how the countries of South-Eastern Europe (SEE) are currently preparing for their entry into the European Union. Kyiv can accelerate its own European integration by entering a number of SEE cooperation formats specifically designed to prepare the...

      Ukraine’s Youth: Politically Disinterested and Low Trust in the EU
      Jan31

      Ukraine’s Youth: Politically Disinterested and Low Trust in the EU

      The political apathy of Ukraine’s youth should come as a warning, especially at a moment when those in government are putting personal interests ahead of the country’s reform agenda. …read more Source: Carnegie...

      Can the United Nations Unite Ukraine?
      Jan31

      Can the United Nations Unite Ukraine?

      …read more Source: Hudson...

      The Cheap Assault on the Immigration Visa Lottery
      Jan31

      The Cheap Assault on the Immigration Visa Lottery

      Alex Nowrasteh Congress is in the thick of another intense debate on immigration reform, which comes to a head on Feb. 8, the deadline by which lawmakers must pass a spending bill or the government shuts down again. At center stage is what what happens to Dreamers, illegal immigrants brought here as children, but Republicans have also thrown into...

      US Allies Should Back President Trump
      Jan31

      US Allies Should Back President Trump

      Donald Trump, photo by Gage Skidmore via Flickr CCBESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 726, January 28, 2018 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Donald J. Trump is facing unprecedented criticism one year into his term as president of the world’s greatest power. The allies of the US can assist him by making clear how much he has advanced American foreign...

      Russia deploys armed police and dogs in new offensive against Crimea Solidarity
      Jan31

      Russia deploys armed police and dogs in new offensive against Crimea Solidarity

      In the latest attack on the Crimea Solidarity civic initiative, a huge contingent of Russian OMON riot police have disrupted the monthly meeting held to discuss ways of helping political prisoners and their families. There was no real attempt to come up with a credible reason for what was clearly an attempt at intimidation – one that...

      Anti-corruption groups question motives for prosecution of YouControl open access firm
      Jan31

      Anti-corruption groups question motives for prosecution of YouControl open access firm

      A number of Ukrainian anti-corruption NGOs, including Transparency International in Ukraine, have expressed concern over the criminal proceedings against YouControl and its founder Serhiy Milman which they view as pressure on an open access firm providing invaluable assistance to anti-corruption campaigners and journalists. …read more...

      Armed Conflict in 2017 Part Two: Syria and International Terrorism
      Jan06

      Armed Conflict in 2017 Part Two: Syria and International Terrorism

      Last week, in part one of the review of 2017, we reviewed Rohingya Crisis, conflict in Africa, and Ukraine. This week we will address Syria and ISIS and global terrorism, completing the five topics that this blog has covered. It should be stated again that armed conflict is not a state of affairs that affects the entirety of the world but instead...