Section: Research Organizations & Think Tanks about Ukraine
Ukrainian savagely beaten in Russian-occupied Crimea then arrested
It was not enough that the only person punished after Ihor Movenko was brutally attacked was the Ukrainian himself, not his assailant. Now Movenko has been arrested and beaten, this time by the FSB to force him to ‘confess’ to extremism. …read more Source: Kharkiv Human Rights Protection...
Moscow Attacks!
A senior CIA source tells me “with a high level of certainty” that Russia’s Vladimir Putin was responsibly for Pearl Harbor, the Korean War, Vietnam, and Iraq. This miscreant was also behind 9/11 and ring around the collar.Not since Dr Fu Manchu have we seen such a wicked genius bent on wrecking the West. Vlad the Bad is so...
Can Trump Construct a New World Order?
BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 387 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Though he might be a novice in foreign policy, Donald Trump could bring about dramatic changes in the global arena by aligning with Russia against China. In this scenario, Russia would have an opportunity to align with Western civilization, ending a millennium-long schism. Will Russia be...
War and Democracy in the Age of Trump
The ancient Greek historian Herodotus once observed that Persian rulers indulged the habit of getting drunk when making important decisions. When sober and sensible next morning, their custom was to reconsider their decision, and either stick to it, or revise or reject it outright. They had another method of decision-making, he noted: they took...
Comrade Moneybags: How Much is Putin Worth?
By Peter PodkopaevDecember 16, 2016 What we know: “American officials have concluded that Putin’s network controls some $85 billion worth of assets, officials told NBC News.” (2016) “Adam Szubin, who oversees US Treasury sanctions, has told BBC Panorama that the Russian president is corrupt and that the US government has known this for...
Diaspora vs. Moldova
The West-leaning candidate lost the presidential election despite overwhelming support from expatriate voters, raising many questions. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Summit Reaffirms EU Russia, Ukraine Strategy
Union leaders tried to bring members’ increasingly discordant voices into a semblance of harmony. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Europe’s Citizenship Sham
KleptoCast 3: KI’s Natalie Duffy talks to Harry Cooper of Politico Europe about Malta’s Individual Investor Program http://kleptocracyinitiative.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/malta-121316-4.24-PM.mp3 By Natalie DuffyDecember 15, 2016 Thanks to Malta’s Individual Investor Program (IIP), European Union citizenship is up for sale....
Ukraine urges Dutch to sign EU deal
Ukraine on Friday (16 February) urged the Netherlands to ratify the EU’s historic association pact with Kyiv soon, after the bloc struck a compromise deal following its rejection by Dutch voters. …read more Source:...
China’s Grand Goals and Limited Options
By Jacob L. Shapiro China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Navy said in a statement on Dec. 15 that a Chinese carrier battle group, centered around the CNS Liaoning ship, carried out its first ever live-fire exercises. On Tuesday, the Center for Strategic and International Studies published a report that provided satellite images...
