Section: Research Organizations & Think Tanks about Ukraine
‘Channeling Brussels’ with Sandy Vershbow
Former NATO Deputy Secretary General Alexander “Sandy” Vershbow on the challenge posed by Russia When someone with the long-range perspective of Sandy Vershbow says relations with Russia are the worst he’s seen in his entire career, everyone should take notice. In this week’s “Channeling Brussels,” Vershbow...
‘Channeling Brussels,’ episode 2
Fmr NATO Deputy Secretary General, U.S. Amb. Alexander “Sandy” Vershbow When someone with the long-range perspective of Sandy Vershbow says relations with Russia are the worst he’s seen in his entire career, everyone should take notice. In this week’s “Channeling Brussels”, Vershbow calls 2014, with...
EU Unblocks Visa-Free Travel for Ukraine, Georgia
December 8, 2016 …read more Source: Center on Global...
The Anthropocene is a nuclear epoch – so how can we survive it?
The era in which we live is now officially described as an atomic Anthropocene or the “age of humans”, an epoch defined by humans’ impact on the planet – and one of its most distinctive features is radiation. The fallout (both literal and figurative) from international nuclear weapons testing, nuclear energy and nuclear disasters are...
Regional Security Cooperation in the Baltic Sea Region
Introduction In a strategic contest between the West and Russia over the post-Cold War architecture, the security of the Baltic Sea region depends on its allies within NATO and the European Union. Since Russia annexed Crimea in 2014, it has been clear that the Kremlin is not interested in maintaining the status quo or that it interprets it in a...
The integrity of Central Europe is in peril
Who would have thought that Europe’s margins – places that always, as Czeslaw Milosz wrote, “knew far more about the West than the West ever knew or cared about the East” – could change the world by remaking the continent, bring down an empire of tyranny and rekindle the dream of a free, liberal and whole Europe. Those who were lucky to see...
Hurdle cleared to visa-free EU travel for Ukraine, Georgia
EU negotiators said Thursday (8 December) they have resolved an internal row that had delayed visa-free travel to Europe for Ukrainians and Georgians. …read more Source:...
Syria, Ukraine, and the Failure of Western Diplomacy
Hand-wringing by Western foreign ministers over Syria and Ukraine is no substitute for dealing with the shortfalls of diplomacy-especially vis-a-vis Russia. …read more Source: Carnegie Endowment for International...
Hollande’s mixed European record
François Hollande marked European politics with his interventions in the Greek crisis, the Ukraine conflict, and international military operations. But he was unable to drive progress on the EU’s core projects. EurActiv France reports. …read more Source:...
In a Russia-Ukraine dispute Paris court confirms state companies may resort to investment arbitration
On 29 November 2016 the Paris Court of Appeal (the Court) decided to upheld the arbitration award in the long-lasting dispute between Russian oil firm PJSC Tatneft (the Tatneft) and Ukraine. In this case, Ukraine was unsuccessfully trying to set aside $112 million investment treaty awards in favour of Tatneft. The main issues of the case was […]...
