Section: Research Organizations & Think Tanks about Ukraine
Also in Media – PSA – “NORTH AMERICANS SUPPORT UKRAINE – ONCE IN A GENERATION FREEDOM MARCH” – May 20, 2017 – Link to Sign-Up
1 million people around the world in support of Ukraine’s fight for freedom Americans, Canadians, and Mexicans come together from all corners of the continent to show their support for one common cause – support of the good people of Ukraine in their struggle for true independence and freedom from Russia’s all-too-long shadowy grasp....
FTAC – Middle East Conflict – Schematic
I know — Russian anti-Semitism -> Rise of Nazism -> Cold War and the Soviet effort in the middle east — https://conflict-backchannels.com/2015/10/12/ftac-tip-to-the-kgbs-amplification-of-middle-eastern-anti-semitism/ –> KGB invention of Yasser Arafat, the PLO, and the Palestinians –> Hamas and Linda Sarsour. Even outlined,...
Watch List Findings: Feb. 25, 2017
What follows are the preliminary findings for issues identified in the daily Watch Lists this week. We are only sending findings that we regard as significant or potentially significant to keep this email manageable. We have findings for all the Watch List items. Should you be interested in findings not listed here, please contact us and we will...
The Strategic Convergence of Russia and Iran
Key Takeaway: The U.S. cannot drive a wedge between Russia and Iran in the near term. Tehran and Moscow share regional and global interests across the Middle East, North Africa, Caucasus, and Central Asia. Their common interests and overarching objective of expelling the U.S. from the Middle East will likely bind Iran and Russia together into an...
Watch Author Richard Haass on America’s Foreign Policy Crisis
Richard Haass arrived the Aspen Institute as the bearer of bad news. The chaos that seems to dominate the global arena, he said, is part of a declining trend of “ever-increasing disarray.” Haass is president of the Council on Foreign Relations. He previously served as a special assistant to President George H. W. Bush and held various posts at...
Kleptocracy Daily: February 24, 2017
News FinCEN found that 1 in 3 buyers who used anonymous companies for cash purchases of luxury property in leading cities had alarms raised about their financial dealings. (Financial Times) Yesterday, the U.S. Treasury extended luxury real estate anti-money laundering rules. (Mansion Global) The number of UK visas granted to wealthy investors has...
Is new US National Security Advisor McMaster good or bad for Moscow?
Is new US National Security Advisor McMaster good or bad for Moscow?Debates: With Flynn being seen in the U.S. as a lobbyist of Russia’s interests and an advocate of lifting the anti-Kremlin sanctions, McMaster has an image of a pragmatic realist who has no illusions about Russia. What does it mean for the Kremlin? Debates: With Flynn being...
Sleepwalking Into a Nuclear Arms Race with Russia
The Nuclear Question is becoming increasingly obfuscated by spin and lobbying as the West sleepwalks into Cold War II — a walk made all the more dangerous when the loose lips of the US tweeter-in-chief announced that another nuclear arms race is a great idea (see link, link,link). Two Cold War II issues are central and almost never addressed:...
Is Russia a threat?
Steven Pifer, senior fellow and director of the Arms Control and Non-Proliferation Initiative, examines the relationship between the U.S. and Russia in terms of nuclear policy, arms control, and the conflict with Ukraine. Also in this episode, Molly Reynolds, fellow in Governance Studies, discusses in a new “What’s Happening in Congress”...
Belarusian Nuke Plant Could Face Baltic Blockade
Lithuania seeks allies for plan to stop electricity generated by plant from entering European power market. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
