Section: Research Organizations & Think Tanks about Ukraine
Six Immediate Steps to Stop Putin’s Aggression
With a few exceptions in the Baltic and Scandinavian countries, and recently in the Czech Republic, very few real counter-measures have been put into practice. Despite almost every Western intelligence agency urgently warning about the Russian threat, only a few Western leaders are ordering their security institutions to develop and implement...
Russian interventions in other people’s elections: A brief history
Demonstrators against Russian military actions in Ukraine rally in New York, March 2, 2014. AP Photo/John MinchilloIn the last nine years, Russia has invaded its neighbor Georgia, annexed the Ukrainian province of Crimea, supported rebels in Eastern Ukraine and interfered in the U.S. presidential election. The U.S. and the European Union have...
Crackdown on Belarusian Protesters Escalates
Minsk has been heavily criticized for its handling of peaceful demonstrations against President Lukashenka. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Riot Cops in a Kindergarten
Restrictions on missionary work imposed by recent anti-terror laws mean that religious minorities now potentially face jail or fines for practicing their faith in Russia. From Global Voices. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
The Brief: The EU and Russia, much happier together than it seems
On the face of it, EU-Russia diplomatic relations appear to have reached a new low, following suspicions of meddling in elections around Europe and the continued deadlock in eastern Ukraine. But when it comes to energy, Gazprom and Rosatom are doing more business with the EU than ever before. …read more Source:...
It’s time to bring Russia in from the cold
This debate will be filmed for later broadcast on BBC World News. Enough sabre-rattling against Russia! For years, the cold warriors of the Western establishment have been banging the drum against Putin’s resurgent ‘evil empire’. But now there’s a new man in the White House, and he’s got a different approach. President...
What Is the CIA Hack All About?
The WikiLeaks exposure of thousands of documents relating to the Central Intelligence Agency’s (CIA) hacking program, which was expanded dramatically under President Barack Obama between 2013 and 2016, has created something of a panic in the users of cell phones, online computers and even for smart television viewers. The documents describe...
State Security Arrests Armed Activists in Eastern Ukraine
March 14, 2017 …read more Source: Center on Global...
Moldova Needs to Continue Reforms, EU Report Says
Although implementation of Association Agreement has progressed, more efforts are needed to “improve the rule of law and the business environment.” …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Crimea. The battle of myths
Russia / Europe Three years have passed since Russia took Crimea from Ukraine. After that, the Donbas was invaded, then came the Malaysia Airlines incident and the military campaign in Syria. Initially, Russian TV channels broadcast all this as a sequence of events to reinstate Russia’s geopolitical influence, and then it was all reversed....
