Section: Research Organizations & Think Tanks about Ukraine
A Global Argument About the Future
Medieval v Modern ♠ Medieval Political Absolutism v Modern Democratic and Checked Distribution of Power ♠ Medieval Dissimulation v Modern Integrity ♠ President Putin’s feudal Moscow has set the new low standard for the obliteration of human conscience, empathy, and reason. His state has defied the open democracies of the west by perverting...
As Trump flounders on foreign policy, Russia flexes its nuclear muscles
Thirty years after Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev signed a landmark nuclear arms treaty which laid the foundations of post-Cold War relations between the West and the Soviet Union, recent developments suggest that the Kremlin has quietly restarted the nuclear arms race with the deployment of a new generation of nuclear weapons which could...
The future of the European security order
In recent years numerous new threats have emerged in Europe and across its neighborhood. Several of these represent a resurgence of traditional security threats—from Russia’s annexation of Crimea and destabilization of Western Ukraine, to the rise of Islamic extremism and turmoil in the Middle East, and the terrorism it has bred. Other...
Complete issue: January/February 2017
This issue of Newsbrief includes articles on the evolution of US special forces, how Trump could shatter global non-proliferation efforts, and how to respond to the threat from foreign fighters returning to Europe from Syria and Iraq, as well as articles on the Philippines, Kazakhstan and Kosovo. Download the complete issue (3.3 MB)Download the...
February 21st, 2017
CAMBODIA Cambodian Political Analyst Arrested For Defaming Prime MinisterRADIO FREE ASIA Prominent Cambodian political analyst and social commentator Kim Sok was arrested on Friday and charged with inciting social chaos and defaming Prime Minister Hun Sen during a radio interview with RFA’s Khmer Service last week. Hundreds of supporters...
Eastern Ukraine Ceasefire Begins — But Will it Hold?
February 21, 2017 …read more Source: Center on Global...
Trump’s Russian Vanishing Act
The Kremlin denies ordering Russian TV to slash coverage of the U.S. leader. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Turkey and the United States Groping to Accommodation
By George Friedman The Munich Security Conference is a place where senior leaders make speeches and hold meetings with each other. Sometimes, the meetings are merely formal, sometimes they are substantive. It is not always easy to figure out which is which. This year’s meeting was held last week, and everyone was focused on the United...
Ukraine: Foresters keep alive a century-old tradition
Article | In the Luhansk region, foresters take great pride in regenerating forests, helping protect the environment and provide firewood for the local population. …read more Source: International Committee of the Red...
Romania’s Difficult Transition
The latest anti-corruption and anti-government demonstrations in Romania, the biggest since the overthrow of the communist regime in 1989, raise difficult questions about the country’s political transformation. But they should raise fewer doubts about Romania’s continued commitment to European integration, or about the country’s...
