Section: Research Organizations & Think Tanks about Ukraine
Reading Room: A Difficult Neighbourhood
Russia’s aggression against Georgia and Ukraine as well as its reluctance to resolve the frozen conflicts in the region demonstrate that Eastern Europe is again a contested geopolitical sphere between Russia and the European Union (EU). President Putin has now gone further, unleashing a range of active measures against Western democracies...
Kleptocracy Daily: July 14, 2017
July 18: KI and the Partnership for Transparency’s Anti-Corruption Forum will host a discussion on U.S. government approaches to kleptocracy and money laundering, including investigations, prosecutions, compliance, and possible legislation. More information, registration, and a link to watch online here. News Investigators are re-examining...
Why We Must Recognize North Korea
The reason that negotiations over North Korea have never achieved anything is simple. Their avowed goal is impossible to achieve. It is well-past time to accept that no means, political or military, exists to eliminate North Korean nuclear weapons. Their continued existence is certain, as will be explained. That being the case, it is time for the...
Ukraine Still Pining for Ryanair
Kyiv would like the low-cost Irish airline to change its mind about operating in the country, amid suspicions that corruption hindered the deal. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
2016, the hinge year
2016 was a hinge year in international affairs—because of three seminal events. These were: the UK’s decision to exit the European Union (Brexit) in June. The second was China’s rubbishing the July verdict of the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA), which rejected the historicity of its claims on disputed islands in the South China...
After the Last Attack in Kabul, How France Can Help Afghanistan
Afghanistan was again mourned by a terrible terrorist attack in Kabul on Wednesday, 31 May 2017. At least 90 people were killed and 461 wounded. More broadly, in Kabul alone since the beginning of 2017, there have been 11 attacks, causing 282 victims. And even without counting the latest terrorist attacks in Kabul, the Daesh terrorists are...
Can Macron Reload the Minsk Process?
French President Emmanuel Macron’s efforts to change Moscow’s position on the conflict in Ukraine should be accompanied by bolder support for Kyiv. …read more Source: Carnegie Endowment for International...
CPJ slams Ukrainian investigation into Pavel Sheremet killing
The Committee to Protect Journalists has published a report which is highly critical of Ukraine’s investigation into the killing of journalist Pavel Sheremet …read more Source: Kharkiv Human Rights Protection...
Fight Kremlin Lies with Facts about Imprisoned Ukrainian Filmmaker Oleg Sentsov
Oleg Sentsov’s trial and 20-year sentence in August 2015 were condemned as ‘ideologically motivated terror”, and his release has been demanded from the outset by all international organizations and democratic states. The Kremlin’s repeated claim that Sentsov was given a fair trial and justly convicted of ‘terrorism’ are in stark...
July 12th, 2017
CHINA Liu Xiaobo, Nobel Laureate, Is Said To Be Suffering Organ FailureAustin Ramzy, NEW YORK TIMESThe health of the Chinese Nobel Peace laureate Liu Xiaobo is worsening, with his liver, kidney and breathing functions failing, the hospital that is treating him said in a statement Wednesday afternoon. Mr. Liu, who was sentenced to 11 years in...
