Section: Research Organizations & Think Tanks about Ukraine
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EU energy policy [What Think Tanks are Thinking]
Written by Marcin Grajewski, On 30 November, the European Commission unveiled its ‘Clean Energy for All Europeans‘ legislative package, which it hopes will mark a major step twards creating an Energy Union that ensures a functioning internal market in gas and electricity, addresses security of supply issues, promotes renewable energy sources,...
Contract Instructor with EURUS Summer 2017
Applications are invited from members of the CUPE 4600 bargaining unit and other interested persons to teach the following European, Russian and Eurasian Studies course during the Early Summer Term (May/June) 2017. EURR 4008/5008 Nationalism and Ethnic Conflict in Eastern and Central Europe This course examines nationalism and ethnic politics in...
Trump, Brexit and the Rise of Europe’s Far-Right Stoke Fear in Brussels
published `By Jeff Stein form newsweek.com On December 3th 2016 “The ascendance of authoritarian and racist parties in Europe are a visceral threat to those whose families survived the pogroms of the past.” Freedom Party of Austria: The country’s far-right party explained When I first met Katrine Steinfeld over dinner in Brussels a few...
“Ukraine Is Approaching the Turning Point: The Choice Is Reform or Chaos,” Saakashvili Warns
Former Georgia President Mikheil Saakashvili’s opening remarks at the Kyiv Post’s Tiger Conference on November 29 were puzzling. “Thanks for a couple of cameras,” he said.He was referring to the fact that even though he is a national figure with a resonant message in Ukraine, he’s the victim of a news blackout by the...
False News
Originally produced on Nov. 28, 2016 for Mauldin Economics, LLC George Friedman Since the election last month of Donald Trump as the U.S. president, something considered to be a new phenomenon has become a focus of attention. Some suspect that false news may have swayed the election. Perhaps equally as important, some claim this false news was...
Foreign Policy Audit: Ukraine-Japan
On December 16, the Institute of World Policy will hold the public debate on Ukrainian-Japanese relations. …read more Source: Institute of World...
Norbert Hofer lost – so why are his party so happy?
“Grandma Gertrude” must be celebrating: Her favoured candidate, Alexander van der Bellen, will be the next Austrian president. And she herself will long be remembered for her moving video endorsement of him, which went viral within and beyond the little Alpine country of 8.7 million inhabitants. While it will of course be impossible to measure...
The Scandinavian equilibrium: between Russia and NATO
Russia / Europe The annexation of Crimea and the military operations taking place in south-eastern Ukraine are perceived as a Europe-wide threat to security. The latest report on Sweden’s security policy states that the conflict between Russia and the West is not limited to Central Europe but has spilled over into the Baltic states. Russian...
The far Right is far from finished in Austria
Across European capitals, there was a sigh of relief when Norbert Hofer conceded his defeat to Alexander Van der Bellen in Austria’s presidential election on Sunday. No wonder. This was not an ordinary election. If he had been successful – as some polls suggested and betting markets predicted – Mr Hofer would have been the first far-Right...
How to Counter Aggression with Limited Resources: 10 Recommendations
Based on our report “Security in Transition. How to Counter Aggression with Limited Resources,” the Institute of World Policy has prepared 10 recommendations that will improve Ukraine’s security if carried out. …read more Source: Institute of World...
