Section: Research Organizations & Think Tanks about Ukraine
May 31st, 2017
CHINA China police detain gay activists after Xian event canceledU.S. NEWS AND WORLD REPORT Police in China’s northwestern city of Xian briefly detained nine gay activists, saying the city did not welcome gay people, after they tried to organize a gay rights conference there, one of the activists told Reuters on Wednesday. The move came as...
May 30th, 2017
CHINA China’s Social Credit System: a big-data enabled approach to market regulation with broad implications for doing business in China Mirjam Meissner, MERCATOR INSTITUTE FOR CHINA STUDIES Under the catchphrase “Social Credit System” China is in the process of implementing a new and highly ambitious scheme to monitor, rate, and regulate...
The ‘Future of Europe’ discussion: Now is the Moment to Act!
The discussion about the future of the EU cooperation has started. We can refer to the Bratislava declaration of 16 September 2016 and the Rome Declaration of 25 March 2017. As to the contents of the future of EU politics, the Juncker proposals are on the table since the beginning of March. The Commission’s ‘White Paper on the Future of...
Different Visions for Europe
By George Friedman Following U.S. President Donald Trump’s visit to Europe, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Europe could no longer rely on others, by which she clearly meant that Europe could no longer rely on the United States. The statement undoubtedly arose in part from her personal friction with Trump. Part of it had to do with...
New YouGov poll suggests Conservatives could lose their majority in the House of Commons
New YouGov poll suggests Conservatives could lose their majority in the House of CommonsAccording to a new YouGov poll for The Times, the Conservative Party of UK Prime Minister Theresa May could be on course to lose its majority in the House of Commons after next week’s general election. The central scenario of the survey predicts that the...
Dutch senators approve compromise on EU-Ukraine pact
Dutch senators backed a hard-won compromise yesterday (30 May) to ratify an amended EU-Ukraine deal, clearing one of the final hurdles for approval of the deal to help nudge Kyiv closer to the West. …read more Source:...
Detention Of Bard-Loving Boy In Moscow Sparks Outrage
The boy’father said his son has a speech defect and that his therapist advised him to recite literature in public, which is why he was reading Shakespeare on the street. …read more Source: Kharkiv Human Rights Protection...
Your Dishonour as title for many judges in failed Ukraine Supreme Court reform?
Ukraine’s first-ever ‘open competition’ for vacant Supreme Court judge posts is in danger of turning into farce. The Commission which chooses successful candidates has ignored 80% of the negative assessments issued by the Public Integrity Council and is rejecting calls for vitally needed transparency …read more Source: Kharkiv...
Watch List: May 30, 2017
The items listed below represent potential emerging issues that our analysts are tracking. These can be long term or short term, but will be updated daily. If an item on our Watch List becomes critical, we will email you a full analysis explaining its significance. Each Saturday, we will follow up our daily Watch List for each week with our...
What Did John Brennan and Anonymous Sources Really Say?
The Washington Post and a number of other mainstream media outlets are sensing blood in the water in the wake of former CIA Director John Brennan’s public testimony before the House Intelligence Committee. The Post headlined a front page featured article with Brennan’s explosive testimony just made it harder for the GOP to protect...
