Section: Research Organizations & Think Tanks about Ukraine
Through the Looking Glass
The Russian hunt for fake news isn’t exactly genuine. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Against All Odds, Ukraine’s Refugees Rebuild
Displaced by war, Oleg Gorbachev moved his hostel for elderly people in 2014 from eastern Ukraine to the outskirts of Kyiv …read more Source: Kharkiv Human Rights Protection...
Panic among Donbas militants as Russia arrests ex-fighter suspected of the horrific killing of a pro-Ukrainian teenager
A former Donbas militant leader Vadim Pogodin has been arrested in Russian-occupied Crimea because Ukraine wants to try him for believed direct involvement in the torture and killing of 16-year-old pro-Ukrainian and football-loving Stepan Chubenko …read more Source: Kharkiv Human Rights Protection...
Defender of dictatorship laws set for judge post in Ukraine’s Supreme Court ‘reform’
In yet another move discrediting the much-trumpeted reform of Ukraine’s Supreme Court, the High Qualification Commission of Judges has overcome the civic veto imposed on the appointment of Yaroslav Romanyuk to one of the judges’ posts vacant. …read more Source: Kharkiv Human Rights Protection...
Janusz Bugajski in Euro-Atlantic Ukraine
“Trump’s historic visit: The postgame from Europe” …read more Source: Center for European Policy...
Good Match But Unlikely Marriage
Moldova and Romania have long toyed with the idea of (re)unification. The two countries, which were a single entity until Russia annexed present-day Moldova in 1812 (and then again in 1940), have much in common in the way of language, culture, and history. Both countries are predominantly Romanian speaking, have populations that are...
When Trump met Putin, and how the Russian won the day
The much-anticipated meeting between Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump finally took place at the G20 summit in Hamburg. Reuters/Carlos BarriaIt was the meeting we’ve all been waiting for. US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin met on Friday during the G20 meeting in Hamburg, Germany. The key question was whether Trump...
Trump’s friendly meeting with Putin further blurs US-Russia relations
RTX AIBE layout Watermarked AP Photo/Evan VucciIt emerged early this morning: a few seconds of grainy footage showing U.S. President Donald Trump shaking hands with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the G-20 summit in Hamburg, Germany. Trump, the taller man, stoops to meet Putin on equal terms. He pats him repeatedly on the elbow, and then on...
Addressing Twenty-First-Century Threats
Conventional forces called critical component of NATO’s toolkit Though the Kremlin’s disinformation campaign poses a significant threat to Western security, NATO allies working to counter Russian aggression must remember the importance of bolstering conventional forces, according to an Atlantic Council analyst. “Conventional forces...
2017 Forecast Mid-Year Report Card
Introduction It’s easy for people who make a living predicting the future to be seduced by the unassailability of their predictions. And it’s understandable why this would be the case. A prediction can be wrong and, in being wrong, can undermine the credibility of the person who issued it. But there are worse things than being wrong,...