Section: Research Organizations & Think Tanks about Ukraine
The bridge-long dream
Russia / Europe Every flight must inevitably pass over the Kerch Strait on its way from Simferopol to mainland Russia, as Ukraine’s airspace is closed to Russian airlines. One can therefore see the Kerch Strait Bridge under construction in all its glory from a bird’s-eye view. According to the Kremlin, the bridge will save the...
Мечта длиною в мост
Russia / Europe Каждый самолет, направляющийся из Симферополя в центральную часть России, неизбежно пролетает над Керченским проливом: воздушное пространство Украины закрыто для российских авиакомпаний. С высоты полета прекрасно виден строящийся мост, который, по замыслу Кремля, должен помочь полуострову избежать всех напастей, свалившихся на...
Standing Up For “Parasites”
The anger in Belarus over a tax on the unemployed and other supposed freeloaders can be justified through the absurdity of the law itself. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Westinghouse: Only Ukraine applies EU’s nuclear diversification policy
EXCLUSIVE / Unlike the five EU member states with Russian-built nuclear power plants, Ukraine is the only country implementing EU requirements for diversified portfolios of fuel supply, Michael Kirst, an official at Westinghouse, told EURACTIV.com. …read more Source:...
Trade Wars
Discussions about TTIP demonstrate that after centuries of trade wars, European nations are well aware of how trade agreements can affect their economies. Martin Ehl showcases the changing face of competition through the ages. Central Europe has always been a crossroads of trade, quite often of goods produced elsewhere. Customs and trade rulers...
Thousands March In Moscow To Commemorate Slain Kremlin Critic Boris Nemtsov
Nemtsov, who had been a vocal critic of President Vladimir Putin, was shot dead on a bridge overlooking the Kremlin on February 27, 2015. …read more Source: Kharkiv Human Rights Protection...
69 compelling reasons for resisting any deals with Russia on Crimea
On the third anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Crimea, at least 30 Crimean Tatars and other Ukrainians are imprisoned on politically motivated charges and others are facing trial for saying that Russia must leave Crimea. 69 children are growing up without fathers who have been arrested, or abducted and murdered. …read more Source:...
Donbas militant media – nothing bad about militants or Russia, nothing good about Ukraine
The Internet media in the self-proclaimed ‘Donbas and Luhansk people’s republics’ [DNR, LNR] have nothing but praise for themselves or for Russia. They can also find nothing positive to say about areas under Ukrainian government control. Since critical Ukrainian sites are blocked, the chances of local elections meeting Ukrainian and...
Safe and ethical ways to edit the human genome
Human genome editing raises a lot of questions. Gene sequence image via www.shutterstock.com.The National Academies of Science and Medicine (NASEM) released a report on Feb. 14 exploring the implications of new technologies that can alter the genome of living organisms, including humans. Although scientists have been able to edit genes for...
Slain Kremlin critic Boris Nemtsov brings together Russian opposition
Slain Kremlin critic Boris Nemtsov brings together Russian oppositionTwo years after the murder of Russian opposition activists Boris Nemtsov, Russians took to the streets to commemorate him and remind the nation that the real perpetrators are not still punishedTwo years after the murder of Russian opposition activists Boris Nemtsov, Russians...
