Section: Research Organizations & Think Tanks about Ukraine
Kleptocracy Weekly: September 29, 2017
Anonymous companies: Charles Davidson, Executive Director of the Kleptocracy Initiative, will testify at the Helsinki Commission on October 3rd about the links between beneficial ownership secrecy in fueling globalized corruption. Russia probe: KI Advisory Council members Ilya Zaslavskiy and Louise Shelley were quoted in this look at how Robert...
Contemporary Ukrainian Literature Series: “Smuggling Ukraine Westward”
Cosponsored by the Kennan Institute, Wilson Center and the Ukrainian Studies Program at the Harriman Institute, Columbia University Directions: Directions to the Wilson Center …read more Source: Woodrow Wilson International Center for...
Inside Tomsk’s Political Machine
The Siberian city’s gubernatorial election, rigged and managed from above, illustrates how the electoral system really works in many Russian regions. From openDemocracy. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Wealth of Ukrainian Security Officers Revealed
The powerful interior minister is also under a spotlight as the authorities open a probe into corruption allegations against him. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
What would it take to trigger war between Russia and NATO? Just a spark
This September in Europe was a tense month of military posturing and preparations. Sweden recently began a three-week war game, its largest since the Cold War. Even as it did so, across the Baltic Sea, Russian and Belarusian forces concluded the Zapad military exercises – which NATO officials called “serious preparations for a big war”. Major war...
Eastern European Lifestyle Unhealthiest In the World, Study Suggests
Nine out of the top 10 nations with the least healthy eating, drinking, and smoking habits are in the post-communist region. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Moldovan Leader Seeks to Broaden His Powers
Igor Dodon keeps on sniping at pro-EU government despite joining forces with ruling party on controversial electoral law. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Neighbours Irate Over Ukrainian Language Law
While Russian would be most affected, the proposal to restrict teaching in foreign languages could hit many minorities. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
UN Says Russia Abusing Human Rights in Crimea
New report gathers evidence for arbitrary detentions, abductions, torture and systematic repression since the annexation of the Ukrainian territory. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
September 22nd, 2017
CHINA China’s Security Chief Calls For Greater Use Of AI To Predict Terrorism, Social Unrest Nectar Gan, South China Morning Post Meng Jianzhu, head of the Communist Party’s central commission for political and legal affairs in charge of the country’s massive security and intelligence systems, pledged at a meeting in Beijing on...
