Section: Research Organizations & Think Tanks about Ukraine
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...
Kleptocracy Daily: February 27, 2017
News The European Parliament is set to vote tomorrow for fully public registers disclosing beneficial ownership. (Financial Times) Capitol One has become the new focus of state and federal investigations of money laundering after the bank’s internal safeguards were called into question. (USA Today) Swiss prosecutors are investigating...
Recent publications from the College of Europe Natolin campus
Anna-Sophie MAASS, EU-Russia Relations, 1999-2015. From Courtship to Confrontation, London/New York, Routledge, 204p, 2016 This book traces the development of EU-Russia relations in recent years. It argues that a major factor influencing the relationship is the changing internal dynamics of both parties, in Russia’s case an increasingly...
Upcoming events at the College of Europe Natolin campus
High-level seminar with former President of the European Parliament Pat COX, 27 February 2017, Auditorium Copernicus, College of Europe Natolin campus, Warsaw On 27 February 2017, the College of Europe Natolin campus has the pleasure to host Mr Pat COX, former President of the European Parliament. Mr COX will deliver a lecture to the Natolin...
News from the College of Europe Natolin campus
Professor Richard BUTTERWICK-PAWLIKOWSKI was awarded the Bronze Medal “Gloria Artis” of outstanding Merit to Culture: Link Professor Tobias SCHUMACHER was appointed member of the European Neighbourhood Council in Brussels: Link First semester study trip to Ukraine: “Against All Odds: Transformation in a Time of War”: Link The Bronisław Geremek...
February 27th, 2017
CHINA Xi Associates to Fill Top Economic Jobs Ahead of Party Congress CHINA DIGITAL TIMES A number of sources have confirmed that He Lifeng, a close associate of Communist Party leader Xi Jinping, has been appointed by China’s National People’s Congress to direct the National Development and Reform Commission, a powerful state agency...
In Ukraine, Separatists Issue Ultimatum to End Rail Blockade
February 27, 2017 …read more Source: Center on Global...
