Section: Research Organizations & Think Tanks about Ukraine
Recent publications by the Institute for European Politics (Germany)
Melnyk, Ljudmyla / Patalong, Magdalena / Sydorchuk, Oleksii, Think Tanks in Germany and Ukraine: Differences and Perspectives for Cooperation, February 2017 Which difficulties are Ukrainian think tanks facing today in Ukraine? What does the cooperation between German and Ukrainian think tanks look like? Which measures can Ukrainian think tanks...
Past events at the Institute of European Politics (Germany)
Workshop: “Training the Trainers on EU Project Cycle Management” 2 January 2017, Polissya Foundation for International and Regional Studies, Ukraine In April of this year the Institute for European Politics (IEP) started its training series Training the Trainers on EU Project Cycle Management for members of the Ukrainian civil society. Over the...
Upcoming events at the Institute for European Politics (Germany)
Upcoming IEP Lunch Debate: “Migration: Challenging task for Europe and Germany“ with Beate Grzeski, Commissioner for Refugees and Migration at the Federal Foreign Office of Germany, 23 March 2017, Europäisches Haus, Berlin Study Trip to Berlin and Brussels, 13 – 18 March 2017 The Capacity Development Team of the Institut für Europäische Politik...
Recent publications by the Finnish Institute on International Relations
Briefing Paper Climate Security: Strategy or Necessity for Finland? Emma Hakala http://www.fiia.fi/en/publication/642/climate_security/ The EU’s Security and Defence Policy: Will the new strategy bear fruit? Teija Tiilikainen http://www.fiia.fi/en/publication/643/the_eu_s_security_and_defence_policy/ Europe’s New Defence Agenda: Major...
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...
