Section: Research Organizations & Think Tanks about Ukraine
No Trump cards for Moscow
“Life in Russia has never been as hard as under President Obama”. This humorous remark began circulating in Moscow in 2015 when US-Russia relations hit new lows over the crisis in Ukraine. Back then, Russian TV blamed the conflict in Ukraine and Russia’s own economic woes on the West, while vitriolic attacks against the US surpassed those...
March 15th, 2017
CHINA China’s Panchen Lama Calls for Patriotism, Says Greed Taints Tibetan Buddhism Christian Shepherd, REUTERS Patriotism is the “mission” of religion in China, but greed is tainting Tibetan Buddhism, says the government-appointed second-highest spiritual leader of the faith, who was chosen by Beijing to win the hearts and minds of...
Ukraine Halts All Cargo Traffic With Separatist-Held Territory
March 15, 2017 …read more Source: Center on Global...
Chizhov: Don’t ask me if Russia plans to have an ambassador in Edinburgh
In a wide-ranging interview, Vladimir Chizhov, the Russian ambassador to the EU, spoke to EURACTIV.com about energy relations, sanctions and eastern Ukraine, multi-speed Europe, elections, referendums, covert action, and Donald Trump. …read more Source:...
Six Immediate Steps to Stop Putin’s Aggression
With a few exceptions in the Baltic and Scandinavian countries, and recently in the Czech Republic, very few real counter-measures have been put into practice. Despite almost every Western intelligence agency urgently warning about the Russian threat, only a few Western leaders are ordering their security institutions to develop and implement...
Russian interventions in other people’s elections: A brief history
Demonstrators against Russian military actions in Ukraine rally in New York, March 2, 2014. AP Photo/John MinchilloIn the last nine years, Russia has invaded its neighbor Georgia, annexed the Ukrainian province of Crimea, supported rebels in Eastern Ukraine and interfered in the U.S. presidential election. The U.S. and the European Union have...
Crackdown on Belarusian Protesters Escalates
Minsk has been heavily criticized for its handling of peaceful demonstrations against President Lukashenka. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Riot Cops in a Kindergarten
Restrictions on missionary work imposed by recent anti-terror laws mean that religious minorities now potentially face jail or fines for practicing their faith in Russia. From Global Voices. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
The Brief: The EU and Russia, much happier together than it seems
On the face of it, EU-Russia diplomatic relations appear to have reached a new low, following suspicions of meddling in elections around Europe and the continued deadlock in eastern Ukraine. But when it comes to energy, Gazprom and Rosatom are doing more business with the EU than ever before. …read more Source:...
It’s time to bring Russia in from the cold
This debate will be filmed for later broadcast on BBC World News. Enough sabre-rattling against Russia! For years, the cold warriors of the Western establishment have been banging the drum against Putin’s resurgent ‘evil empire’. But now there’s a new man in the White House, and he’s got a different approach. President...
