Section: Research Organizations & Think Tanks about Ukraine
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Politics – And we seem to be fighting it but the results are negligible. And results in this case mean jail. So where are the imprisonments? Vladimir Putin at a meeting of the Presidium of the Government on smuggling Our subsequent summary report published in February 2015 indicates a sharp increase in the number of sentences for online...
Watch List: Feb. 20, 2017
The items listed below represent potential emerging issues that our analysts are tracking. These can be long term or short term, but will be updated daily. If an item on our Watch List becomes critical, we will email you a full analysis explaining its significance. Each Saturday, we will follow up our daily Watch List for each week with our...
Moldovan Artist Gives Tangible Form to “Theft of the Century”
According to its creator, the piles of fake bills totaling the billion dollars that went missing from local banks is meant to show the scale of the fraud. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
A Back-Channel Plan for Ukraine and Russia, Courtesy of Trump Associates
February 20, 2017 …read more Source: Center on Global...
Demonstrations Throughout Belarus Against “Parasite” Law
Authorities decide not to quash the protests – at least for now. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
The White House is at war with itself over foreign policy
We are one month in to Donald Trump’s presidency. From the extraordinary use of his Mar-a-Lago clubhouse as an open-air situation room, to National Security Advisor Michael Flynn’s unprecedented sacking, to the President’s Lear-worthy performance at an impromptu press conference, this administration is demonstrating an...
Another Forgotten War: The Lack of a Western Response to the Ukrainian Conflict
Soldiers and military equipment on the move in Eastern Ukraine. Photo courtesy of the OSCE. From accusations that the Kremlin ordered the hacks of the Democratic National Convention servers to condemnations of ruthless Russian airstrikes on rebel-held Aleppo, there is certainly no shortage of foreign affairs conversations revolving around Russia....
NATO and the enlargement debate: enhancing Euro-Atlantic security or inciting confrontation?
Tracey German The enlargements of the post-Cold War era have undermined NATO’s stated objectives vis-à-vis the purpose of incorporating new members and exposed tensions within the alliance over the twin pillars of the 1967 Harmel Report, namely deterrence and dialogue. NATO’s stance on enlargement has not only undermined Euro-Atlantic...
‘Viking’ is Yet Another Way to Annoy Ukraine
At the end of December 2016, the film, ‘Viking’, was released in cinemas across Russia. It set an absolute record among the country’s filmgoers, gathering $1 billion in the box office within its first nine days. It is also said to be the most expensive Russian film ever made. The film was expected to depict historical truth, at least...
Ominous arrest of a Crimean Tatar activist and claims of training in sabotage & terrorism
Russian FSB border guards are reported to have arrested a young Crimean Tatar – Seit-Ibraim Zaitullaev – described in most pro-Kremlin media as a ‘saboteur’ and member of the ‘Asker Battalion’. …read more Source: Kharkiv Human Rights Protection...
