Section: Research Organizations & Think Tanks about Ukraine
Blacklist exposes judges involved in political persecution in Russian-occupied Crimea
The Crimea Human Rights Group has collated important information about all judges involved in illegally imprisoning Ukrainian citizens in Russian-occupied Crimea. The blacklist will provide vital documentation for international courts as well as evidence to back demands for the individuals to face Ukrainian and international sanctions....
US Needs ‘Strategic and Moral Clarity’ for Russia Reset
The presence of “strategic and moral clarity” in Washington is essential before a reset in the US-Russia relationship can be attempted, John E. Herbst, director of the Atlantic Council’s Dinu Patriciu Eurasia Center and a former US ambassador to Ukraine, said in Washington on March 28. US President Donald J. Trump has expressed a desire for...
Russia–Japan Relations in the Era of Trump
Photo credit: Drop of Light / Shutterstock.com As Russia continues to dominate Washington’s domestic politics and threatens European cohesion on a daily basis, one country has been consistently courting the Kremlin with enthusiasm: Japan. Tokyo has pursued a rapprochement with Moscow ever since Prime Minister Shinzo Abe returned to power in...
Japan–Russia Relations: The View from Moscow
Photo credit: knyazev vasily / Shutterstock, Inc. At a time when Russia is criticized across the West for invading Ukraine, annexing Crimea, and meddling in elections, Japan remains committed to trying to build closer ties with Russia. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe believes that better relations with Moscow would promote Japan’s...
The Thaw Is Over
Hopes that Lukashenka had turned over a new leaf were definitively quashed with the brutality and extent of the crackdown during and after the recent “parasites” demonstrations. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Dialing Up the Diaspora
After years of promises, Armenia’s leadership President Serzh Sargsyan says it’s high time to get Armenians abroad more involved in development policy, but will the diaspora even be interested? …read more Source: Transitions Online...
How to Save Armenfilm
A group of young people have united around the idea of reviving Armenia’s once renowned but now run-down studio, but it won’t be easy. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
No Hope in Sight
Given the media’s role in recent elections, only a fool would think this year will be any better. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
The Armenians of Aleppo
As the crisis in Syria continues to escalate, thousands of Syrian Armenians have been seeking shelter in their historical motherland. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
The Vanishing Armenian Nose
More and more Armenians are paying to make their most prominent physical feature smaller. …read more Source: Transitions Online...



