Section: Research Organizations & Think Tanks about Ukraine
Why daredevil skyscraper climbing videos give you sweaty palms
Have you ever watched a video of someone dangling far above the ground and found that your own hands started sweating? If not, watch this: That’s an infamous Ukrainian urban climber known as “Mustang Wanted”. He’s part of a global “rooftopping” craze that has seen daredevils scale everything from The Shard in London, to...
A Potent Mix
Recent incidents in Belarus show that pan-Slavism and Neo-Nazism do go together. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Kleptocracy Daily: May 9, 2017
News At a Senate hearing on Russian interference in the U.S. presidential election, former Acting Attorney General Sally Yates testified that she had warned the White House that former National Security Advisor Mike Flynn’s false statements about speaking to a Russian official could expose him to blackmail from Russia. Société Générale...
FTACT: Anti-Semitism and the Displacement of the Medieval Mode by a Developing Modern World
Anti-Semitic talk and thought have been the most medieval tools for controlling, deflecting, and moving mobs and, at times, producing a little extra money for the feudal nobility by way of plunder accompanied by theft and murder. https://conflict-backchannels.com/2016/12/27/excerpt-1920s-the-spread-of-hate-russia-germany-laqueur/ I have on deck a...
Eurovision On Front Line: Will Russia’s Absence Spoil Ukraine’s Party?
May 9, 2017 …read more Source: Center on Global...
What the Public Thinks of Victory Day
Politics The Soviet Union’s struggle and ultimate victory in World War Two is still perceived by Russian citizens as the most important event of the 20th century. 80 percent of respondents surveyed in January of 2017 confirmed that they celebrated the 9th of May. The second most significant event is Yuri Gagarin’s space flight (58...
Migration climate, discourse and policies in Poland
By Justyna Segeš FrelakSUMMARYAnti-immigration fears and sentiments have been used as a political ploy in Poland.Majority of Poles oppose the admission of refugees or believe they should be granted only temporary shelter, with the younger generation the least in favour of receiving refugees.Poland continues to be in strong opposition to...
Migration politics in Slovakia: Balancing domestic and EU-level goals
By Alena Kudzko. Photo by Brian Colson|Flickr, licensed by CC BY-NC-ND 2.0Summary:Since 2016, Slovakia’s position on migration has become more measured. Compared to the harsh rhetoric that the country earlier employed and its vehement refusal to accept EU refugees in 2015-early 2016, Slovakia’s spring 2017 stance represents a more...
Instilling Terror: More Armed Searches & Abduction-like Arrests in Russian-occupied Crimea
The key element in any attempts to terrorize the population is uncertainty: it should be unclear who will be the next victim – it could be you or your family. On May 8, armed Russian officers came for the son of a well-known regional Mejlis leader and another Crimean Tatar, Server Yusuf, who appears to have been taken to Russia after what looks...
Navalny Said to Be Under Medical Care in Spain
Members of a shadowy extremist group accused of attacking the dissident say they helped pro-Russian separatists in Ukraine. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
