Section: Research Organizations & Think Tanks about Ukraine
Watch List: Dec. 7, 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...
Bridge over Troubled Water
A village on the “border” of one of the self-proclaimed separatist areas shows the complexity of carrying out international plans to withdraw troops from Eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Ordinary Russians Might Get a Taste of Kremlin Delicacies
Planned online shop will feature dairy products previously only available to the political elite. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Corruption Claims Taint Ukraine Military
December 7, 2016 …read more Source: Center on Global...
NATO Chief Urges Continued Pressure On Russia Over Ukraine
December 7, 2016 …read more Source: Center on Global...
Tusk: EU’s credibility at risk over Ukraine visa debate
The European Union is putting its credibility and reputation at risk by letting internal political wrangling stall a promised easing of visa requirements for Ukraine and Georgia, the head of the European Council said. …read more Source:...
Sanctions on Russia Need More Teeth
It has been more than two years since the European Union and the United States imposed economic sanctions on Russia for its aggression in Ukraine. How effective have the sanctions been?According to US Assistant Secretary of State Victoria Nuland in 2016, sanctions were meant to “press Moscow to bring an end to the violence in Ukraine and fully...
U.S.–Russian Relations in the Next Presidency
Photo credit: U.S. Department of State Introduction Predicting the course of U.S.–Russian relations has never been easy. Ronald Reagan came to power promising to confront the “evil empire” by investing billions in missile defense and a six-hundred ship navy. He left office with the best ever relationship with the USSR. George W. Bush claimed to...
IWP analyst: Ukrainian-Hungarian relations have a noticeably positive dynamic
The events of the past few months have demonstrated a very positive dynamic in relations between Ukraine and Hungary. IWP analyst Daria Gaidai presented on this during the international applied sciences conference “Ukraine-Hungary: 25 years of diplomatic relations.” …read more Source: Institute of World...
By flirting with isolationism, Trump could be teeing up a third world war
Throughout his presidential campaign, Donald Trump repeatedly opined that the US should no longer serve as the world’s policeman. He publicly questioned what the US gets out of its military presence in South Korea and Japan, where it plays a strategic role in facing down China and North Korea. He also expressed admiration for Vladimir...
