Section: Research Organizations & Think Tanks about Ukraine
Cyber attacks on Ukraines power grid
Two cyber attacks in Ukraine show what capable hackers attacking critical infrastructure might be able to achieve. …read more Source: International Institute for Strategic...
EU’s Orban and ally Putin cement closer ties
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán cemented closer ties at talks yesterday (2 February), amid growing EU rifts over sanctions against Moscow because of its meddling in Ukraine. …read more Source:...
Ukraine appeals for help against Russia as fighting flares
Ukraine’s president appealed for more global pressure against Russia yesterday (2 February) as Moscow-backed rebels and government forces clashed around a frontline town in an upsurge of fighting that has claimed a reported 25 lives. …read more Source:...
In the Age of Trump, Britain needs a Plan B
“Hope for the best and prepare for the worst” is always a prudent maxim in security policy. But Donald Trump’s first, frenetic weeks in office have broadened the range of possible bad outcomes—and made them likelier. The administration wants to move fast and break things, repairing any damage later if necessary. It believes that mainstream...
From Fake News to Fake Opinion
The Center for Global Strategic Monitoring website appears to be an impressive and thoughtful news and opinion site at first glance. However, one does not have to dig deep to discover that the organization is phony …read more Source: Kharkiv Human Rights Protection...
Latvian citizen on trial accused of war crimes in Donbas
The latest trial in an EU country of a person accused of fighting for Kremlin-backed militants in Eastern Ukraine began on Feb 1 in Riga. Artem Skripnik, a 26-year-old Latvian citizen, faces a sentence of up to 10 years’ imprisonment if convicted …read more Source: Kharkiv Human Rights Protection...
Trump Team Gone Wild: Now UN Ambassador Threatens Russia!
What a week in US foreign policy! First President Trump approves a commando raid in Yemen that was a total fiasco, leaving one US soldier and scores of innocent women and children dead. Then Trump’s Iran-obsessed National Security Advisor, Gen. Michael Flynn, hijacks a White House Press conference to put Iran “on notice” over...
Matthew Rojansky on What the Trump Administration Should Focus on in First 100 Days
It’s brutal to have to follow Aaron, I don’t have a story. You know, I think I can answer the Ukraine question as well, which is very short. …read more Source: Woodrow Wilson International Center for...
Exploring the US-Mexico Trade Relationship
Summary With the future of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) in question and the potential for new tariffs on the horizon, there is a need to understand the underlying factors that drive the dynamics of the U.S.-Mexico bilateral trade relationship. This is a complex relationship that can best be understood by examining case studies...
Watch List: Feb. 2, 2017
The items listed below represent potential emerging issues that our analysts are tracking. These can be long term or short term, but will be updated daily. If an item on our Watch List becomes critical, we will email you a full analysis explaining its significance. Each Saturday, we will follow up our daily Watch List for each week with our...
