Section: Research Organizations & Think Tanks about Ukraine
Is cyberspace the latest conflict frontier on the African continent?
Cyber attackers lurk in the shadows wielding the ability to hit governments where it hurts the most. ShutterstockIn August 2012, terrorist group, Boko Haram, reportedly hacked into Nigeria’s secret service and acquired private data on current and former personnel. In April 2016, a group calling itself “Anonymous” was able to hack into the...
February 28th, 2017
CAMBODIA Jail Term Handed to Cambodian Man For Facebook Threat to Hun Sen Brooks Boliek, RADIO FREE ASIA A 27-year-old man was sentenced to two years in prison for Facebook posts that threatened Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen, according to news reports. Ven Sopheap, a resident of eastern Prey Veng province, admitted during his trial last week...
The Future Agenda of the European Union: The need for more Differentiation and better Communication
On 25 March 2017 we celebrate that sixty years ago the EEC Treaty was signed. That same day the European Council will discuss in Rome the future agenda of the EU. Since 1957 the EU has become an ever-growing area on the European continent where generally speaking human rights are respected and democracy and the rule of law have been installed. A...
Ukraine Rebels Ramp Up Pressure on Kyiv
Blockade of goods from rebel areas puts economy under stress amid continued fighting. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Freed from prison, Russian activist says he was ’broken’ by abuse
Hours after his release from prison, Russian political activist Ildar Dadin recounted how he was “broken” by physical abuse during his 15 months behind bars. …read more Source: Kharkiv Human Rights Protection...
Ukraine’s Bitter Struggle: The Prequel
On ‘Bitter Harvest’ …read more Source: Kharkiv Human Rights Protection...
War, conflict, economic strife: the world in 2017 is rife with hot spots, but leavened by hope
Some of the global pressure points in 2017. Below is the analysis of each country, grouped by region. The ConversationIn all the attention rightfully given to the new US administration and Brexit, one could forgiven for forgetting that other difficult political situations exist around the world. But they do exist, and in the uncertainty that...
Ukraine
The Conversation/Zenobia Ahmed, CC BY-SA The emergence of a democratic and independent Ukraine is transforming the geo-strategic landscape of Central Europe. In the past three years, the 2013/2014 Euromaidan protests, the annexation of Crimea and the war in East Ukraine have reshaped the geopolitical map of Europe and derailed cooperation between...
Russia
The Conversation/Zenobia Ahmed This year will likely bring a significant improvement in relations between the United States and Russia, as well as a raft of possible changes to global politics. Presidents Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin clearly have much regard for each other and none for the post-Cold War conventions that have long framed...
Recent publications from the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI)
Godzimirski, Jakub M. (Ed.), EU Leadership in Energy and Environmental Governance, 2016 This edited collection focuses on the impact of the changing global distribution of power on the EU’s energy policy and ability to project its approach to energy-related issues abroad. It maps the EU’s changing position on global energy, the impact...
