Section: Research Organizations & Think Tanks about Ukraine
Presentation of the research paper “Audit of the Minsk Agreements”
On December 19, the Institute of World Policy with the partners presented the research paper on implementation of Minsk Agreements and possible scenarios for Ukraine. …read more Source: Institute of World...
What kind of Russia should the West fear?
What kind of Russia should the West fear?RD Interview: Dmitri Trenin of the Carnegie Moscow Center explains how current misguided perceptions in both the United States and Russia could lead to a dangerous new geopolitical realityRD Interview: Dmitri Trenin of the Carnegie Moscow Center explains how current misguided perceptions in both the United...
Foreign Policy Forum (2nd panel)
On 21st of December, on the eve of the Day of Diplomatic Service of Ukraine, IWP held the Foreign Policy Forum, summing up “Audit of Ukraine’s Foreign Policy ” project. The second panel. RECIPE FOR SUCCESS – RECOMMENDATIONS FOR EFFICIENT FOREIGN POLICY …read more Source: Institute of World...
Foreign Policy Forum (1st panel)
On 21st of December, on the eve of the Day of Diplomatic Service of Ukraine, IWP held the Foreign Policy Forum, summing up “Audit of Ukraine’s Foreign Policy ” project. First panel: From ad hoc diplomacy to proactive foreign policy: Ukraine in the global agenda …read more Source: Institute of World...
Public Debate “What is after the Budapest Memorandum?”
On 5th of December, the anniversary of signing the Budapest Memorandum, the Institute of World Policy held a debate and presentation of the research on new opportunities for strengthening security of Ukraine. …read more Source: Institute of World...
Russia’s headlong rush into populism
Vladimir Putin has developed populism across many fields, from his own image to Russian sport and media. Kremlin Press officeIt’s very possible that, in 2017, Donald Trump will attempt to bring Russia back into the fold of civilised nations by lifting sanctions. So understanding the populism of Vladimir Putin’s government is more...
U.S. Sanctions Russia’s Bastrykin And Alleged Litvinenko Killers
The United States has slapped sanctions on five additional Russians for alleged human rights violations, including powerful senior law-enforcement official Aleksandr Bastrykin and lawmaker Andrei Lugovoi, who has been accused in Britain in the poisoning of Kremlin critic Aleksandr Litvinenko. …read more Source: Kharkiv Human Rights...
PEN International should expel Russian ‘partner’ for betrayal of Oleg Sentsov
The degradation of Russia’s PEN-Centre, part of the renowned PEN International, into a Soviet-style organization unwilling to buck those in power has been evident since 2014, but nowhere more shamefully than in its failure to react to Russia’s politically-motivated persecution of their Ukrainian colleagues. …read more Source:...
Russia’s Crimea Bridge Could Collapse Anytime
Russian President Vladimir Putin has called construction of a bridge between Russia and occupied Crimea a “historic mission”. Putin should pay better heed to historical lessons, since this ‘mission’ is doomed to failure, and by no means only because of sanctions. …read more Source: Kharkiv Human Rights Protection...
Don’t Bet on Enduring Republican Reset With Russia
WASHNGTON, DC: Donald Trump won’t be the first American president to “reset” relations with Russia following an assault on Western interests and values. In March 2009 President Barack Obama launched his own version of a reset – only seven months after Russia’s brazen invasion of Georgia, an ally of the United States that had been on...