Section: Research Organizations & Think Tanks about Ukraine
Tainted Bath Lotion Kills 74 in Russia
Officials announce restrictions on cheap, high-alcohol health products while Vladimir Putin proposes to cut taxes on vodka. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Poland’s Rising Leadership Position
By Antonia Colibasanu Poland’s history can easily be summed up as a continuous struggle against invasions and divisions. The country’s geopolitical significance stems from its location between Russia and Germany. We have written about the challenges that both Russia and Germany will face in 2017; these challenges also pose unique...
Oligarchs making gains: the costly nationalisation of Ukraine’s PrivatBank
On 18 December, the government in Ukraine decided to nationalise the country’s largest bank, PrivatBank. It has been owned by the oligarchs Ihor Kolomoyskyi and Henadiy Boholyubov. …read more Source: Centre for Eastern Studies...
Ukraine’s rising Euroscepticism
Ukraine’s pivot towards the West has barely begun, yet Euroscepticism could already set in, writes Borja Lasheras. …read more Source:...
Toning It Down
President-elect Igor Dodon’s rhetoric and actions might differ in practice from his promises during the electoral campaign, analysts believe. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Open-Source Sleuths Document Extensive Russian Shelling Of Ukraine In 2014
Open-source investigator Bellingcat says Russia launched “systematic” artillery and other barrages against Ukraine in 2014 that were “essentially an act of war” against its smaller neighbour. …read more Source: Kharkiv Human Rights Protection...
Further reprisals against Russian blogger jailed for reposting that Crimea is Ukraine
Andrei Bubeev, the Russian blogger serving a 2.5 year sentence for social network reposts of an article entitled “Crimea is Ukraine” and a picture of a toothpaste tube with the caption “Squeeze Russia out of yourself” is being moved to a prison with harsher conditions. The reasons appear to include ‘bad influence on other prisoners’, with...
Crimean political prisoners tortured on the way to court in Russian occupied Crimea
At least one of the Crimean Muslims facing fabricated ‘terrorism’ charges under Russian occupation has reported being tortured and threatened when brought to court hearings and a lawyer reports that FSB special force officers are present and used as a menacing threat when the men are taken to see the investigator. …read more Source:...
2016 Forecast Year-End Report Card
Introduction In December 2015, Geopolitical Futures published a forecast for 2016. It was our first annual forecast and covered the most significant developments we anticipated for the year. In July, we published our mid-year report card that tracked the progression of our most important predictions. Here, we provide our final evaluation of these...
Watch List: Dec. 22, 2016
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...
