Section: Research Organizations & Think Tanks about Ukraine
Obama’s Wasted, Deadly, and Destructive Presidency
Eight years ago, President Obama’s administration started with hope and change. Eight years later, we end up with a legacy of nothing but waste, death, and destruction.Libertarians never had any hope, of course, that Barack Obama would dismantle any aspect of the welfare state. As a died-in-the-wool liberal, his commitment to socialism,...
Trump’s inaugural address will probably end up as just a footnote in history
All eyes are now on Donald J. Trump’s impending inauguration, which takes place in Washington DC, on January 20, and whose centrepiece is the inaugural address. But despite the attention lavished on these speeches by aides, speechwriters, newspaper columnists and pundits, few of them earn a place in history. There are, of course, some...
Moldovan Opposition Seethes Over President’s Russia Trip
Igor Dodon drops welcome words into his Russian counterpart Putin’s ear. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Despite the fuss, Trump’s inaugural will probably soon be forgotten
All eyes are now on Donald J. Trump’s impending inauguration, which takes place in Washington DC, on January 20, and whose centrepiece is the inaugural address. But despite the attention lavished on these speeches by aides, speechwriters, newspaper columnists and pundits, few of them earn a place in history. There are, of course, some...
January 19th, 2017
CHINA Trump Aide Sells China an Entree to Wall Street Hedge Funds Rick Carew and Lisa Beilfuss and Kane Wu, THE WALL STREET JOURNAL An adviser to President-elect Donald Trump is giving China an entree into the elite world of US hedge funds. Anthony Scaramucci, a loyal Trump surrogate known as “The Mooch,” is selling his controlling stake in...
Ukraine’s General Prosecutor’s Office must stand up to political pressure
Allegations that Ukraine’s General Prosecutor’s Office abuses its power and has helped an alleged criminal keep stolen assets show much more must be done to clean up this important institution if the country is to effectively combat systemic corruption and put an end to an ugly legacy of theft by public officials and other elites. The...
Ceasefire for the sake of war
Security On December 30, 2016, shortly after the bloody assault on eastern Aleppo, a nationwide ceasefire was established between the Assadites and the opposition. Russia and Turkey are guarantors of the truce. Conflict resolution talks due to be held in late January 2017 in Astana were announced on the same day. Russia, Turkey and Iran will all...
Australia-NATO Cooperation and Trump
The closing months of 2016 provided ample fodder for sceptics of the future of NATO, as well as critics of the Australian relationship with the Atlantic alliance. The questions about NATO come at a time of unstable global security, amid ongoing tensions with Russia and the uncertainty of the Trump presidency. What does this mean for Australian...
Putin, Merkel and Hollande discuss Ukraine, Syria
Russian President Vladimir Putin, French President François Hollande and German Chancellor Angela Merkel discussed peacemaking efforts in Ukraine and Syria during a conference call yesterday (18 January), a Kremlin statement said. …read more Source:...
How Far Will Putin Dare to Go in 2017?
From Brexit to Trump, 2016 was the year fake news became headline news. In Ukraine, however, it was old news. Ukrainians are living through the third winter of an ongoing hybrid war with Russia, a conflict driven to a remarkable degree by fake news. …read more Source: Kharkiv Human Rights Protection...
