Section: Research Organizations & Think Tanks about Ukraine
Chisinau Expels Five Russian Diplomats
President Dodon accuses the West of orchestrating the move, which follows a junior coalition party’s departure from government over graft allegations. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
How Russians Perceive Information War
Politics Russia has entered an era of confrontation. In general, its citizens do not feel safe after years of frosty relations with other states, and various high profile hunts for “internal enemies”. According to opinion polls carried out by the Levada Center in March 2016, 81 percent of Russians believe that the nation has enemies. It follows...
Ukraine, Russia and propaganda: Macron sets his red lines at Versailles
The presidents of France and Russia met at Versailles yesterday (29 May) in an attempt to inject some life into bilateral relations. An uncompromising Emmanuel Macron heavily criticised Russia’s propaganda outlets, Sputnik and Russia Today. EURACTIV France reports. …read more Source:...
SBU ‘treason’ probe and search at Yandex Ukraine to justify contentious ban?
If the Security Service’s search of the offices of Yandex Ukraine on May 29 was supposed to convince people that the sanctions imposed upon the company two weeks ago were justified, the aim was not achieved. …read more Source: Kharkiv Human Rights Protection...
Unexpected sentence asked for Ukrainian library director on trial in Russia for ‘anti-Russian extremism’
You can hardly call the proposed 5-year suspended sentence and massive fine on librarian Natalya Sharina for supposed ‘incitement’ over the content of material in her library good news, but it could have been much worse.. …read more Source: Kharkiv Human Rights Protection...
The truth about the Amazons – the real Wonder Women
Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman: a true Amazonian, she is trained in a range of skills in both combat and hunting. Atlas Entertainment, Cruel & Unusual Films, DC EntertainmentThe long-awaited film version of Wonder Woman opens this week, starring Gal Gadot as the indomitable superhero. As Princess Diana of Themyscira, Wonder Woman is of Amazonian...
Russia’s History of Destabilization Campaigns
Originally produced on May 22, 2017 for Mauldin Economics, LLC By George Friedman From its founding, the Soviet Union conducted campaigns designed to destabilize and neutralize potential enemies. After the Russian Revolution, Lenin founded the Third International to support Communist parties around the world. Soviet intelligence ran...
Securing NATO’s eastern flank
Since Russia’s attack on Ukraine, NATO has been reviving its core mission of defending members from outside aggression. As the illusion of a cooperative Kremlin has evaporated, the two key challenges are to contain Moscow’s ambitions and to reinforce NATO’s vulnerable eastern flank. The recent NATO summit in Brussels indicated...
Poland Weighs Benefits of Surge in Migrants from Ukraine
May 29, 2017 …read more Source: Center on Global...
Moscow Honors Scholarly Peer Reviewers
Quirky new monument unveiled in the Russian capital is in all likelihood the only piece of art anywhere dedicated to a neglected band of academics. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
