Section: Research Organizations & Think Tanks about Ukraine
Lessons from Lenin
Those advocating for removing historical statues in the U.S. would be well-served to examine the debates in the former Soviet Union about tearing down the figures of the past. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Netflix Rolls into Poland as Russia Slams the Gate
Internet TV giants make slow progress in CEE market, but locally made content remains a rarity. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Saakashvili Vows to March on Ukrainian Capital
‘Kyiv needs to be saved,’ says the firebrand without a country. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
G-Men on the Trail of Russian Media
Russian media could find themselves subject to Washington’s version of the notorious Russian ‘foreign agent law,’ reports suggest. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Russia Mystified by Wave of Bomb Threats
The false alarms have been blamed on Ukrainian terrorists, ISIS, ultra-Orthodox fanatics, even Russian security. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Watch List Findings: Sept. 16, 2017
What follows are the preliminary findings for issues identified in the daily Watch Lists this week. We are only sending findings that we regard as significant or potentially significant to keep this list manageable. We have findings for all the Watch List items. Should you be interested in findings not listed here, please contact us and we will...
New Appointments Give Clues on Trump’s European Policy
Language English Chroniques américaines As European leaders are poised to meet again with the American president next week during the UN General Assembly (Sept.12-25, 2017), they will probably harbor the same interrogations that have plagued them since Donald Trump’s election: what is the President’s European policy? During the...
September 8th, 2017
CHINA China’s Diplomatic Ties With Ally North Korea Are Fraying NBC News When Kim Jong Un inherited power in North Korea in late 2011, then-Chinese president Hu Jintao was outwardly supportive of the untested young leader, predicting that “traditional friendly cooperation” between the countries would strengthen. Since 2013, ties between the...
Kleptocracy Daily: September 12, 2017
Russia is using anonymous companies and smuggling networks to undercut U.S. sanctions on North Korea. Pyongyang is also trying to acquire cryptocurrencies to dodge sanctions. (WaPo, Bloomberg) Spain is investigating the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China in Luxembourg for money laundering. (NYT) Rep. Ed Royce, Chairman of the House Foreign...
Europe seen from Ukraine
A strong Europe needs a strong Ukraine …read more Source: European Council on Foreign...
