Section: Research Organizations & Think Tanks about Ukraine
Watch List: April 25, 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...
New “Borders” in Eastern Europe
The principle of border inviolability within Europe was put into question in 2014 with the Russian annexation of Crimea and the breakout of the conflict in Eastern Ukraine. These events created two new “borders” in Eastern Europe: one de-facto national border in the case of Crimea and a frozen frontline in the case of the occupied territories in...
Kleptocracy Daily: April 25, 2017
News A former government minister in Guinea went to trial in New York on U.S. charges that he laundered $8.5 million in bribes he took in exchange for helping a Chinese company secure valuable mining rights. (Reuters) French presidential front-runner Emmanuel Macron’s campaign says that it was targeted by Russia-linked hacker group Fancy...
Montenegro Coup Suspect Linked to Russian-backed “Ultranationalist” Organisation
Montenegro coup suspect linked to Russian-backed “ultranationalist” organisation: Russian influence in the Balkans is exerted through media, demonstrations and Biker groups. According to the Telegraph’s investigation into the attempted Montenegro coup, published February 18th, Predrag Bogicevic, Nemanja Ristic, Vladimir Popov and Eduard...
Kyiv Opens Probe of OSCE Monitor’s Death
Moscow, Washington call for investigations into landmine explosion in area controlled by Luhansk separatists. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
April 25th, 2017
CHINA “Apartheid Without Racism:” How China Keeps Rural Folks Down Mark Magnier, THE WALL STREET JOURNAL An epic property boom restricted to city dwellers has opened a wealth gap that continues to widen in China, setting back a state campaign to ease poverty and shunting rural dwellers from the middle-class dream. China’s system of hukou,...
Putin’s Friend Emerges from Shadows in Ukraine
April 25, 2017 …read more Source: Center on Global...
How has international assistance strengthened Ukraine’s defense capabilities?
On April 27, the Institute of World Policy will present a policy paper “How has international assistance strengthened Ukraine’s defense capabilities?”. The main points and conclusions of the study will be announced by the author Mykola Bielieskov, analyst of IWP. …read more Source: Institute of World...
Russia Funds and Manages Conflict in Ukraine, Leaks Show
The Surkov leaks confirm what many have long suspected: the Kremlin has orchestrated and funded the supposedly independent governments in the Donbas, and seeks to disrupt internal Ukrainian politics, making the task of rebuilding modern Ukraine impossible …read more Source: Kharkiv Human Rights Protection...
Mogherini seeks better ties on first official visit to Russia
The European Union’s top diplomat said yesterday (24 April) that the bloc wanted better ties with Russia but could not pretend Moscow did not annex Ukraine’s Crimea in 2014 and that EU sanctions would stay in place. …read more Source:...
