Section: Research Organizations & Think Tanks about Ukraine
The Liberal International Order Cannot Survive the Absence of American Power
One challenge in navigating the debate over the future of the liberal world order is that American power has been the primary source of that order, but the United States is an imperfect practitioner of its own grand strategy of promoting a rules-based global system. Criticism of the liberal international order often defaults into criticism of...
The (New) State of Alania
A recent referendum renaming South Ossetia opened up the age-old topic about Alanian history and heritage in the Caucasus. From JAMnews. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
NATO looks healthier than expected – but trouble is brewing
So far, 2017 has been a good year for NATO. Donald Trump, who infamously wrote off the alliance as “obsolete” during his election campaign, reversed gear in April, praising it as a “bulwark of international peace and security”. The new French president, Emmanuel Macron, has promised that France will “honour its commitment to alliances”. And the...
Slovakia: NATO Exit Idea Gains Momentum
Montenegro is to be officially admitted into the North Atlantic Treaty Organization on June 5. The Montenegrin parliament has approved becoming NATO 29th member country amid a certain degree of popular rejection shared by most of the political opposition, who demanded a public referendum in order to ratify its membership of the military...
Congress Should ‘Phone a Friend’ When Sanctioning Russia
Discussion of additional U.S. sanctions on Russia for its interference in the 2016 presidential election and general bad behavior is heating up in Congress, but lawmakers should coordinate with our allies before acting. The Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs held hearings in March and April to assess options for further...
Dozens Detained in Raids on Ukrainian Tax Offices
Corruption crackdowns have tended to fizzle out in Ukraine. Will this one be any different? …read more Source: Transitions Online...
The CSTO in 2017 and how Russia exploits its allies
Security A high profile appointment in April this year passed by largely unnoticed: the Collective Security Treaty Organization — the CSTO — appointed a new Secretary General. Now heading up the organization is a former Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Armenia, Colonel-General Yuri Khachaturov. The Secretary-General’s...
Prominent Russian Director Questioned in Fraud Case
Cultural luminaries rise in defense of Kirill Serebrennikov following searches of his home and Moscow’s Gogol Center theater. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
What did the guests of Eurovision 2017 see in Ukraine? Opinion poll results
The survey was commissioned by the IWP and conducted by GfK Ukraine among the foreign visitors of Eurovision Song Contest 2017. …read more Source: Institute of World...
Ukraine crisis: Too many families still searching for missing loved ones
News release | Kiev (ICRC) – Three years after the start of the conflict in eastern Ukraine, several thousand people are still missing, although the exact number is not known. …read more Source: International Committee of the Red...
