Section: Research Organizations & Think Tanks about Ukraine
The Tillerson Hearing: Will Trump Have A Neocon Foreign Policy?
Watching the Senate hearing for President-elect Trump’s Secretary of State, Rex Tillerson, it seemed arch-neocon Bill Kristol might have been hiding somewhere feeding the former Exxon CEO his lines. He’s going to stop China from accessing islands it has constructed in the South China Sea? He endorses the neocon line about Russian...
Tillerson Provides a Glimmer of Hope for Ukraine
At his confirmation hearing on January 11, Rex Tillerson went a long way toward assuaging skeptics who feared that his past relationships with Russian leaders might translate into a naïve and weak approach toward the Kremlin. This was apparent from the start with his confirmation statement that was released the evening before his testimony. He...
One-Step Marathon
Editor’s Note: This blog is part of an ongoing series of contributions from participants in The German Marshall Fund’s flagship leadership and development program, The Marshall Memorial Fellowship (MMF). “There can be no doubt that all our knowledge begins with experience” I. Kant I have just accomplished my trip to the United States...
Trump’s vision of US-Russian relations must confront reality
Donald Trump has more than once expressed his admiration for Vladimir Putin, and both men have expressed hopes of “restoring” US-Russian relations after their countries’ relations hit rock bottom in recent years. Those ties seriously deteriorated after Obama’s 2009 “reset” policy gradually fizzled out, and hit a serious low even...
Tillerson’s Views on Russia Remain Murky
Russia dominated the Senate Foreign Relations Committee’s grilling of Rex Tillerson, whose views on the country have been the subject of much speculation. As chairman and chief executive officer of ExxonMobil, Tillerson had extensive business dealings with Russia. The senators used that experience at Tillerson’s confirmation hearing...
Border Security in Eastern Europe: Lessons for NATO and Partners
Introduction The geopolitical dynamics in Europe are changing. Countries such as Georgia, Ukraine, and Moldova have undergone significant transformation processes since the collapse of the Soviet Union. However, history’s aftermath continues to influence these states. The relatively young borders in Eastern Europe have been the stage of...
Love the Briber, Hate the Bribe
Universities have been capitalizing on the cognitive dissonance governing informal payments in Ukraine. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
American Troops ‘Roll Into Poland’ In Largest Deployment Since The Cold War
“American soldiers rolled into Poland on Thursday, fulfilling a dream Poles have had since the fall of communism in 1989 to have US troops on their soil as a deterrent against Russia.” That’s how the AP begins its report on the first deployment of US soldiers into the central European country, previewed here earlier in the week...
U.S. Vice President Biden to Make Final Visit to Ukraine
January 12, 2017 …read more Source: Center on Global...
Russian Yogi Charged Under Extremism Law
Legislation has been used against Scientologists, Protestants, and other small religious groups. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
