Section: Research Organizations & Think Tanks about Ukraine
Military Operations in Ukraine Have Had Some Surprisingly Positive Side Effects for Modern Businesses
The Russian military operation began, in Crimea, on the 20th of February, 2014. A month later, after the questionable referendum on self-determination, Vladimir Putin announced the annexation of Crimea. Demonstrations by pro-Russian and anti-government groups took place in the Donetsk (in the photo) and Luhansk oblasts (collectively the Donbas)...
“Mission Accomplishable? Audit of the EU Efforts in Reforming Ukraine’s Civilian Security Sector”
Policy brief by Kateryna Zarembo, Deputy Director at the IWP …read more Source: Institute of World Policy
Huge Ukraine Arms Blast Blamed on Saboteurs
Thousands are being evacuated from area around military base near Kharkiv. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
DIS Baltic Arbitration Days to Take Place in Riga on 1-2 June, 2017
Riga will host 6th DIS Baltic Arbitration Days on 1-2 June, 2017. The conference concentrates on commercial arbitration involving states or state-owned entities. Focus countries: Iran, Russian Federation, Turkey, Ukraine. CIS Arbitration Forum is a media partner of the event. Ever since 2012, the Baltic Regional Group of German Institution of...
Ukraine-Russia conflict engulfs Eurovision song contest
The host of this year’s Eurovision song contest, Ukraine, has banned Russia’s entry from the country after it emerged that she performed in Crimea back in 2015. …read more Source:...
The New World Order | Episode 3, Europe: entrenched in crises
Europe has been rocked by a number of crises in recent years, be it the EU’s Euro Crisis, the Ukraine Crisis or the International Refugee Crisis. With this legacy of crises along with the foreboding implementation of Brexit later this month, what does the future hold for Europe? (6:40) The trigger of the European financial crisis and the...
One NATO: The Political Adaptation of the Alliance
By Alexander Vershbow.“In light of the changed and evolving security environment, further adaptation is needed. Therefore, we have decided to further strengthen the Alliance’s deterrence and defence posture”. Alexander VershbowThe Warsaw Summit Communique, 8-9 July 2018 The Allies must face political reality America’s NATO allies have...
Reading Room: Return to Moscow
Given Russia’s return to the world stage in the Caucasus, in Ukraine and in Syria, plus the allegations of involvement in Trump’s election victory, it is timely to have a new analysis of Putin’s Russia. Tony Kevin, a former Australian diplomat, has written an interesting book, part political defence of Putin and part travelogue,...
Menacing FSB interrogations of Ukrainian Cultural Centre activists in Russian-occupied Crimea
Four members of the Ukrainian Cultural Centre have faced FSB interrogation in a move that seems clearly aimed at intimidation and at labelling any pro-Ukrainian activities, however unpolitical, as ‘extremist’. Another activist is facing possible criminal charges for a photo on her social network page with a Ukrainian flag. …read more...
Open Letter to the President of the Republic of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenka
We, 48 undersigned organizations from 24 countries, strongly condemn the continuing wave of detentions and harassment of peaceful protesters, journalists, human rights defenders, civil society activists, anarchists and opposition party members in Belarus. …read more Source: Kharkiv Human Rights Protection...
