Section: Research Organizations & Think Tanks about Ukraine
A Roadmap for Reform in Ukraine and a Promise of EU Support
In December 2016, the European Council reconfirmed its commitment to international law and the territorial integrity of Ukraine, as well as the conclusion of the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement, including the establishment of a deep and comprehensive free trade area. Ratification of the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement in all 28 EU member states...
Europe’s Breadbasket Offers Opportunities for Investment and Diversification
Ukraine is known as Europe’s breadbasket and has close to a third of all the arable land area in the whole EU: some 34 million hectares. 70 per cent of that land is highly fertile black soil with a depth of up to six metres deep. Elena Voloshina, country representative of the International Finance Corporation in Ukraine, spoke to Andrew...
Steps to Stability Marred by a Failure to Attract FDI
Recent statements by the European Union (EU) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) give the impression that Ukraine is making significant steps toward stabilisation and normalisation. There has been much praise for the administration of Petro Poroshenko, especially for the nationalisation of the heavily indebted PrivatBank, and recognition...
Watch List Findings: Feb. 11, 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 curious case of a Russian blogger that shook the post-Soviet space
The curious case of a Russian blogger that shook the post-Soviet spaceThe case of Aleksandr Lapshin, a travel blogger based in Moscow with dual Russian-Israeli citizenship, shows how the barriers that were established as a result of the 1991 Soviet break-up create new possibilities for conflictThe case of Aleksandr Lapshin, a travel blogger based...
It’s Time For Trump To Call Ukraine’s ‘Pro-Russian Rebels’ What They Are: Russian Invaders
Image credit: istockAnalysis and Commentaryvia ForbesDonald Trump’s interview with FoxNews’ Bill O’Reilly during the halftime at Sunday’s Super Bowl has been ridiculed as the ramblings of an uninformed President. …read more Source: Hoover...
Scoring Ukraine in ‘Freedom in the World’
Scoring Ukraine in ‘Freedom in the World’February 10, 2017The release of Freedom House’s annual Freedom in the World report last week generated considerable debate about the findings for Ukraine, in the dialogue below, Arch Puddington, Distinguished Fellow for Democracy Studies, answers questions about Ukraine’s standing in...
Ukraine PM Sees IMF Deal by End-Feb Amid New Fighting in East
February 10, 2017 …read more Source: Center on Global...
The Warlords of Kiev
The warlords of Kiev are going on the offensive, violating the terms of the Minsk peace accords, and attacking separatist rebels in the eastern part of the country in a desperate bid to provoke open conflict with Russia. What motivates them is fear of President Donald Trump, who has often expressed a desire to “get along with Russia” and who has...
UK university denies any part in Russia’s latest Crimea propaganda stunt
Three UK academics specializing in military history are currently taking part in meetings and propaganda media shots in Russian-occupied Crimea. They appear to be promising a joint project with Bristol University which says that the men have nothing to do with them. …read more Source: Kharkiv Human Rights Protection...
