Section: Research Organizations & Think Tanks about Ukraine
Ukraine and the EU [What Think Tanks are thinking]
Written by Marcin Grajewski, © alexlmx / Fotolia Relations between the European Union and Ukraine have been improving since the Maidan protests ousted President Viktor Yanukovych in 2014, leading to the election a pro-Western Petro Poroshenko as Head of State. At their meeting on 12-13 July, EU and Ukraine leaders welcomed the completion of the...
A Different Kind of Reset in Russia
By George Friedman The U.S. Congress is close to passing a resolution increasing sanctions on Russia, along with Iran and North Korea, and it’s likely that President Donald Trump will approve it. The bill passed the House of Representatives with overwhelming and bipartisan support, revised primarily to give some leeway to energy companies...
The EU: Powerless Over Russian Sanctions
By Antonia Colibasanu The U.S. House of Representatives has passed a bill to renew and expand sanctions against Russia that were imposed after Russia’s annexation of Crimea. The bill, however, could also have a negative impact on some European energy projects that are linked to Russian companies. Since the initial bill was first approved by...
How Putin used propaganda to deftly turn Russians against Ukrainians
A flag with a portrait of Russian President Vladimir Putin waves over the Moscow crowd during the Vesna (Spring) festival in March commemorating the Crimean annexation. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev)Vladimir Putin’s decade-long media campaign turned Russians against Ukrainians and Ukraine itself before he annexed Crimea in 2014. In my book...
Russia protects Donbas militant killer of 16-year-old pro-Ukrainian schoolboy
If the Russian fighter wanted for his role in the downing of Malaysian airliner MH17 is correct, Russia will refuse to hand over to Ukraine Vadim Pogodin, a former Donbas militant leader believed to have ordered and taken part in the horrific torture and killing in 2014 of 16-year-old Stepan Chubenko …read more Source: Kharkiv Human Rights...
EU Leaders Worried by Possible Further U.S. Sanctions
“The EU and as well the individual member states have been accustomed with dealing with the US administration on foreign policy issues, on sanctions. And since 2014 and the illegal annexation of Crimea you have see really lock steps across the Atlantic on sanctions.” “If the Congress is playing a bigger role, there is different body...
How Ukrainian Rebels Use Crowdfunding for Propaganda
Major crowdfunding platforms Indiegogo, GoFundMe, and JustGiving have hosted campaigns by supporters of Donbas separatists. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
The Brief: Ukraine needs more than Normandy
The Normandy group of France, Germany, Russia and Ukraine is failing to secure any kind of lasting ceasefire in eastern Ukraine. That’s why the format needs to be extended to include the entire EU. …read more Source:...
Conditions Eased for Russian Programmer Accused of Inciting Unrest
While one suspect gets temporary relief, lawmakers move to abolish internet anonymity. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
The big business revolution: why the future is blockchain
ShutterstockThe value of one bitcoin recently hit a record high of US$3,025, a staggering rise of over 200% in value this year alone. Aswath Damodaran, professor of finance at the New York University, known as Wall Street’s “dean of valuation”, has said that among the younger generation, digital currencies have replaced gold as a choice of...