Section: Research Organizations & Think Tanks about Ukraine
Post-Soviet excesses: What does the diplomatic scandal between Russia and Moldova tell us?
Russia / Europe When the Moldovan government declared five Russian diplomats persona non grata, it came as a complete surprise to most observers, especially outside the country. First of all, five people were expelled at once; even Estonia, with its traditionally bad relations with Russia, has recently expelled only two Russian consulate staff....
New Wave of Anti-corruption Protests Hits Russia
Organized by opposition leader Navalny on a public holiday, the protests led to mass arrests in Russia’s two largest cities. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Liars Lying About Nearly Everything
The United States has been using lies to go to war since 1846, when Americans who believed in manifest destiny sought to expand to the Pacific Ocean at the expense of Mexico, acquiring by force of arms California and what were to become the southwestern states. In 1898 the US picked up the pieces of a dying Spanish Empire in a war that was driven...
Nord Stream 2 can wait
This opinion piece was also published in Rzeczpospolita and Tagesspiegel. Gazprom wants to build a second gas pipeline under the Baltic straight from Russia to Germany. Nord Stream 2, as the project is called, has provoked controversy in Europe – but the pipeline is planned to be in use as soon as 2019. Supporters of Nord Stream 2 make two bold...
Assessing the EU’s conflict prevention and peacebuilding interventions in Ukraine
An in-depth case study by the Institute of World Policy in Ukraine, member of the WOSCAP consortium …read more Source: Institute of World...
As US influence wanes, Germany has the chance to step into the spotlight
Since the inauguration of President Donald Trump, the United States has been performing what seems to be a partial withdrawal from the international stage. This retreat is sometimes purposeful, as when the administration realised its campaign promise to exit the Paris climate agreement. But is is also sometimes uncertain, as when Vice President...
As US influence wanes, Germany steps (back) into the global spotlight
Since the inauguration of President Donald Trump, the United States has been performing what seems to be a partial withdrawal from the international stage. This retreat is sometimes purposeful, as when the administration realised its campaign promise to exit the Paris climate agreement. But is is also sometimes uncertain, as when Vice President...
Navalny Jailed, More Than 1,100 Detained At Protests In Russia
Protesters were detained by Russian riot police at rallies in Moscow, St. Petersburg, Vladivostok, Blagoveshchensk, and Kazan on June 12. …read more Source: Kharkiv Human Rights Protection...
Political Deals over Human Rights Ombudsman jeopardize Judicial Reform in Ukraine
Ukraine’s legislators failed last week to undermine the vital post of Parliamentary Commissioner on Human Rights (Ombudsman), though not for want of trying. Civic organizations have again demanded that a proper competition be held, with a previously forgotten detail about the role of the Ombudsperson highlighting potentially disastrous...
Invasion of Crimea & war against Ukraine lead to prison and attack on free speech in Russia
Russia’s invasion of Crimea in 2014 has not just led to grave human rights abuses on the occupied peninsula. One of the victims of Moscow’s invasion and ongoing aggression against Ukraine, a new study points out, has been freedom of speech in Russia itself …read more Source: Kharkiv Human Rights Protection...
