Section: Research Organizations & Think Tanks about Ukraine
Russian war crimes in Ukraine are of interest, Mr Tillerson
Exactly 3 years ago, former Russian military intelligence officer Igor Girkin, with heavily armed Russian and pro-Russian militants seized Sloviansk in the Donetsk oblast, beginning a Russian-funded, armed and manned war that has continued to this day …read more Source: Kharkiv Human Rights Protection...
Putin’s National Guard Cracks Down On Opposition Activists In Irkutsk
Although the official mission of the National Guard is to combat terrorism, many in Russia believe its true purpose is to protect Vladimir Putin and the government. …read more Source: Kharkiv Human Rights Protection...
For Rex Tillerson in Russia, stakes are high and outlook is dim
U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson is welcomed by U.S. Ambassador to Russia John Tefft Maxim Shemetov/ReutersDonald Trump entered office in January vowing to improve US relations with Russia. Less than three months into his presidency, however, the prospects for a rapprochement with Putin seem to be as remote as they have been under any of his...
Ramzan Kadyrov: Russia’s Top Diplomat
Security The influence of Ramzan Kadyrov, who has ruled the Republic of Chechnya since 2007, stretches far beyond the Caucasus. Due to the peculiarities of Russia’s political system, Kadyrov’s dictatorship has long had a sizeable impact on Russia’s wider domestic policy. It does not stop there: the Kremlin is increasingly using...
The EU and the Ukraine Crisis
November 7, 2016 │CGI’s new working paper explores how pragmatic economic cooperation between the European Union and Russia could serve as a foundation for solving the Ukraine conflict. …read more Source: Center on Global...
The EU and the Ukraine Crisis: Italy, Germany, and the Case for Convergence
April 10, 2017 After more than 3 years of conflict and stalemate, no policy approach has led to a permanent cessation of hostilities, let alone political solution, in Ukraine. While the Minsk process has provided a broad framework for negation, specific and actionable steps toward resolution have been in short supply. Building on case studies of...
Start Making Connections for the Opportunities Ukraine is Currently Offering
The land law will help to improve the land market but its influence on the agricultural industry in general is still hard to estimate, says Andriy Dovbenko, Managing Partner at N&D Law Firm. He spoke to Jerry Cameron about the new regulation that the Ukrainian government is working on, as well as the legal framework for making an investment...
Pondering Panama
Image: Jandenouden | CC0 1.0 KleptoCast 11: One year after the Panama Papers, has anything changed in the world of offshoring? Casey Michel talks to Will Fitzgibbon of the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists. http://kleptocracyinitiative.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Casey-Fitzgibbon-Panama-Papers.mp3 By Casey Michel One year...
Kleptocracy Daily: April 11, 2017
The latest on KI’s website: Belinda Li examines how campaign finance loopholes could be exploited by foreign powers to influence U.S. elections. KI will host Oleksander Danyliuk, Minister of Finance of Ukraine, for a discussion with Walter Russell Mead at Hudson Institute on April 19. Sign up or watch live. News Hong Kong’s banking...
Sanctions or Relief for Belarus? Washington Waits to Decide
Anti-Lukashenka mood could revive in U.S., EU over his crackdown on dissent, renewed ties with Russia. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
