Section: Research Organizations & Think Tanks about Ukraine
What a Trump-Putin alliance means for Syrians
Throughout his election campaign, Donald Trump maintained that he wanted to improve US-Russian relations by building a closer relationship with Vladimir Putin. We cannot predict Trump’s exact actions, or how close his cooperation with Putin will be. But we know such a relationship could have potentially catastrophic effects for the rest of...
Rasmussen: Ukraine ‘betrayed’ by EU over visa deal
Ukraine feels let down by the European Union for not keeping to a promise to give its citizens visa-free travel in the bloc, senior Ukrainian officials said. …read more Source:...
Court of Auditors unable to say how EU money was spent in Ukraine
The EU has disbursed billions of euros to Ukraine, largely for budget support, but the European Court of Auditors (ECA) admitted yesterday (6 December) it was unable to say how the money was spent. …read more Source:...
Taking Stock of the Challenge Posed by Russia
US representative to the OSCE, Daniel B. Baer, responds to European call for arms control talks with Moscow The United States shares European concerns about the erosion of Russian compliance with international treaties, but “it is not self-evident that the way forward is new commitments,” as has been proposed by the foreign ministers of fourteen...
Trump, Brexit, and the Myth of Ukrainian Nationalism
The election of Donald Trump to the US presidency is the latest indication that the liberal globalist consensus of the post-Cold War era is finally over. The sanctity of political correctness has been shattered and we now find ourselves hurtling headlong into the uncharted territory of anti-establishment populism.Trump’s triumph is part of...
Suicide Artists
Russian journalists continue to die under suspicious circumstances both in and out of their country, while the world watches. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Praise and Derision for Russian Banker’s PR Stunt
Sberbank chief’s Robocop-like appearance fuels buzz on the huge gap between the privileged and ordinary people. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
PropOrNot Doesn’t Identify Russian Propaganda
PropOrNot is the outfit that produced “The List” of 200 “Russian propaganda outlets.” The strange thing is that their published materials do not identify and prove a single vital case of Russian propaganda that actually had a vital effect on a matter of vital foreign policy or on a matter of momentous domestic concern. What do I mean by a vital...
December 6th, 2016
CHINA Torture in Secret Prisons: The Dark Side of China’s Anti-Corruption Crackdown James Griffiths, CNN A gray, concrete building looms over the street in central Beijing. Inside lies an organization that strikes terror into the hearts of some of China’s most powerful people, and oversees a sprawling network of secret prisons where...
