Section: Research Organizations & Think Tanks about Ukraine
Russia, an alleged coup and Montenegro’s bid for NATO membership
Testifying before a congressional committee, FBI Director James Comey has confirmed that his agency is investigating links between the Donald Trump campaign and Russia. While this investigation continues, Americans should be reminded of the signs of Russian interference in democratic processes outside the U.S. – specifically, in the Balkans....
Ukraine lawmaker calls on USA to investigate new ‘evidence’ of secret payments to Manafort
Paul Manafort is under scrutiny again after a Ukrainian lawmaker released documents he says show that U.S. President Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman went to great lengths to hide $750,000 tied to his work for former President Viktor Yanukovych. …read more Source: Kharkiv Human Rights Protection...
Ukrainian journalists detained in Moscow with student beaten for Ukrainian flag
Two Ukrainian journalists were held in a Moscow police station for around 3 hours on Tuesday evening, together with the Russian postgraduate student beaten by the FSB for waving a Ukrainian flag during state-organized festivities marking the anniversary of Russia’s annexation of Crimea …read more Source: Kharkiv Human Rights...
How Russia is preparing for the 2018 presidential elections
How Russia is preparing for the 2018 presidential electionsThe Kremlin is hesitant about allowing Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny to run for presidency. However, 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 Alexei Navalny to...
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:...
