Section: Research Organizations & Think Tanks about Ukraine
How Russia is preparing for Putin’s victory in the 2018 presidential election
How Russia is preparing for Putin’s victory in the 2018 presidential electionThe Kremlin is hesitant about allowing Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny to run for presidency. He might be seen as both a tool of attracting voters to the polling stations and a troublemakerThe Kremlin is hesitant about allowing Russian opposition leader...
Private Domain: USA: A Note on “Proprietary Government”
Read as I do. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson was poised to ride this momentum into Northeast Asia last week, but instead sustained a series of self-inflicted wounds. Before even departing Washington, he broke tradition by not inviting the State Department press corps on his plane, needlessly damaging relations with the media and forgoing the...
Ukraine: Experts discuss identification of mortal remains in armed conflict and other emergencies
News release | A three-day seminar on identifying dead bodies in armed conflict and other emergencies got underway today, organized by the ICRC in cooperation with Ukraine’s National Association of Forensic Experts. …read more Source: International Committee of the Red...
More Revelations Emerge of Huge Money Laundering Operation
Four-year scheme channeled $20 billion, maybe much more, on a wild ride from Russia to Moldova to Latvia. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Kleptocracy Daily: March 21, 2017
New from KI: Natalie Duffy examines how the adoption of an open, non-proprietary identifier system would help improve federal procurement transparency. News A major new investigative report revealed how $20 billion was laundered out of Russia and found its way to more than 5,000 companies with accounts in 732 banks in 96 countries. (OCCRP) The...
To counter Russian propaganda, the West will need to rebuild its ability to mobilize ideas: Brian Lee Crowley in the Citizen
Macdonald-Laurier InstituteMacdonald-Laurier Institute – Canada’s leading public policy think tank The West dismantled much of its capacity to oppose Russian propaganda after the Cold War. Now an emboldened Vladimir Putin is leaving us… To counter Russian propaganda, the West will need to rebuild its ability to mobilize ideas:...
McCain and Montenegro: The Anatomy of a Conspiracy Theory
Just in case you thought the conspiracy theory that Russia secretly controls the US government is exclusively an affliction affecting the Democratic party, Sen. John McCain’s recent performance on the floor of the US Senate should disabuse you of this optimistic notion. Responding to Sen. Rand Paul’s blocking of a vote in favor of the...
Beware of What you Wish for: the Unconsidered EU Consensus on Russia
*This article was previously published in the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) The rift between Brussels and Moscow is deep. The Ukrainian war, the subsequent European Union (EU) sanctions and Russian counter-sanctions have dragged the bilateral relationship to its lowest point since the collapse of the Soviet Union. Strategic...
Lukashenka Lambastes Western ‘Fifth Column’
Protest groups plan more anti-government demonstrations this week. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
NATO-Serbia Relations: Still Defining the Modus Vivendi
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