Section: Research Organizations & Think Tanks about Ukraine
NATO, Latvia Claim More Russian Cyber-Attacks
Incidents of alleged electronic espionage provide more clues to Kremlin’s ability to employ hybrid warfare techniques against NATO countries. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Russia’s Culture Minister Could Lose Ph.D.
Conservative historian comes under scrutiny from academics, who describe his thesis as unscientific, biased, and cluttered with misleading statements. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Saakashvili Asks for Asylum in Ukraine
The former Georgian president calls supporters to rally in Kyiv against corruption and the arrogance of politicians. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Saudi King on Historic Visit to Moscow
New era of relations touted as investments, oil prices, and Middle East strategies take center stage. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Ukrainian TV Live-Streams Fake Congressional Hearing
Event was arranged by a former U.S. lawmaker with ties to leading Ukrainian and Hungarian politicos. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Divide and conquer
Ten years ago, the idea that Russia had the will or ability to interfere in other countries’ affairs was widely dismissed as paranoid scaremongering. Not any more. Events in the United States, France, Ukraine and elsewhere have highlighted the Kremlin’s ability—real or perceived—to project power beyond its borders. …read more...
Prospects for a UN Peacekeeping Mission to Donbas
During the September United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), Russia and Ukraine each presented proposals for the deployment of a peacekeeping mission to Donbas. However, the differences between the two countries reduce the probability of reaching agreement on that issue. From Ukraine’s perspective, the mission should be deployed in all...
Poroshenko must veto law that will terminate most investigations into Maidan crimes & corruption
If Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko signs a law just passed by the Verkhovna Rada, the Special Investigations Department will be forced to terminate all investigations into unsolved crimes committed during Euromaidan, however serious. The adopted amendment to the Criminal Procedure Code [CPC] would have similar consequences for corruption and...
The Fait Accompli in the 21st Century Security Landscape: From Crimea to Doklam to the Spratly Islands
RSVP HERE From Ukraine to the South China Sea, the fait accompli reappears time and again as the strategy of choice to challenge the status quo, imposing losses in a calculated gamble that victims will relent rather than escalate. The Stimson Center is pleased to host Dan Altman, Assistant Professor of Political Science at Georgia State...
Why Russia Still Has Conscription
Security This year’s autumn round of conscription to the Russian army is now underway. As of October 1st, Russia’s military is hoping to find and recruit 110-120 thousand fresh troops. For many young people, military conscription is no longer a scary prospect: they have been admitted to universities and can live without thinking about...



