Section: Research Organizations & Think Tanks about Ukraine
Will Serbia be able to balance between Russia and the West?
Will Serbia be able to balance between Russia and the West? It remains to be seen how the EU will respond to Serbia’s plans to sign a free-trade agreement with the Russia-led Eurasian Economic Union, given the current geopolitical context and the Kremlin’s contradictions with the West over UkraineIt remains to be seen how the EU will...
Ukraine: Activities highlights, 2016
Article | In Ukraine, the ICRC is helping people affected by the conflict in collaboration with the Ukrainian Red Cross. …read more Source: International Committee of the Red...
Should Britain set sail for an EFTA trade deal?
As the United Kingdom moves to formally separate itself from the European Union, Brexit supporters and detractors alike have recognised the right to negotiate trade agreements with the rest of the world as one of the major dividends of the process. Britain now has a number of tracks it needs to progress on – what it can do unilaterally,...
Hassan Rouhani and the Future of Iran’s Moderates
In Iran’s upcoming elections it is not just the presidency that is at stake, but the future of the country’s moderates. Download the article (PDF)Iran’s presidential elections are fast approaching, and their outcome will influence not only the country’s foreign policy, but also the internal dynamics for the coming years....
Tony Blair’s denial won’t change the referendum result
It must have been a slow news day. Personally, though I’m not saying the stuff about woolly mammoths being resurrected within two years was the coolest thing ever, I do think it was in the top one. I’d have been happy with wall-to-wall news on that this morning. Instead, we had live coverage of a speech by some bloke called Blair,...
Has BT got too big for its boots?
This is a vitally important year for the UK’s mobile phone industry. Ofcom will be auctioning off a new allocation of spectrum that will be used by mobile phone companies to offer additional internet services to customers. The first auction will supplement the current ability of mobile providers to offer 4G internet services, while another...
Governors’ Resignations Part of ‘Rotation Process,’ Kremlin Says
Regional heads are stepping down as the country gears for elections later this year. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Why ‘Trumpcare’ could define Trump’s presidency
It’s difficult to enter a room nowadays without being dragged into a discussion about the latest Trump controversy: the Muslim ban, the Wall, the links to Russia, yet another attack on the media. While these are, of course, matters of great concern, there is one issue on Trump’s agenda which towers above everything else in terms of...
You Are Forbidden to Talk with Russians!
A New York Times article says “The agency’s [FBI’s] investigation of Mr. Manafort began last spring as an outgrowth of a criminal investigation into his work for a pro-Russian political party in Ukraine and for the country’s former president, Viktor F. Yanukovych. It has focused on why he was in such close contact with Russian...
Multiculturalism Is the Answer to Ukraine’s Identity Crisis
Ukraine has been one of Europe’s most diverse and multicultural lands for centuries. Since the Soviet collapse, this organic multiculturalism has played a disappointingly minor role in Ukraine’s nation-building efforts. However, it is perfectly in tune with the new and inclusive sense of national identity that has flourished in...
