Section: Research Organizations & Think Tanks about Ukraine
Meeting the new security threats to Canada’s allies in Europe: Nov. 17 event in Ottawa
Macdonald-Laurier InstituteMacdonald-Laurier Institute – Canada’s leading public policy think tank Macdonald-Laurier Institute event will host a collection of leading thinkers for a discussion on the changing security situation in Europe, featuring Ukrainian Vice-Prime… Meeting the new security threats to Canada’s allies...
The European Union under authoritarian challenges
There’s an active interplay between anti-liberal movements and political parties within the EU and an authoritarian challenge from the outside, especially from Russia, Ralf Fücks – president of Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung – told EurActiv Czech Republic. EurActiv: The EU is facing several challenges coming from both outside and inside. In order...
Dreaming of normalisation. Germany vs. Russia
Posing as an architect of the peace process in Ukraine, Germany has indirectly become a hostage to the success of this process (or the lack of it). …read more Source: Centre for Eastern Studies...
November 15th, 2016
CAMBODIA Recovery of the Cambodian Church After the Killing Years Mark Woods, CHRISTIAN TODAY The Church in Cambodia is recovering after decades of struggle following the genocidal Khmer Rouge regime, according to one of the country’s Catholic bishops. Cambodia is a mainly (95 per cent) Buddhist country with Christian, Muslim and indigenous...
Women and Peacekeeping: Time for the UN to Commit to Gender Equality
UN peacekeepers are deployed to make local populations more safe and secure. They must not be allowed to become another source of insecurity for the people they are sent to serve. The new Secretary-General should commit to gender equality in order to ensure that peacekeeping lives up to its promise. It was confirmed that the call by numerous...
Ukraine’s Reforms Are Pointless without Resolving Security Issues
Making Western assistance to Kyiv more effective is crucial to Ukraine’s future. Yet, the West’s current approach is plagued by a strategic defect. When Western aid and Kyiv’s reforms reach a tipping point, they will trigger increasingly aggressive counter-reactions from Moscow for domestic political reasons in Russia. Until...
Implementing the EU global strategy: who, what and how?
Written by Patryk Pawlak, EPRS Policy Roundtable: ‘ The EU’s Global Strategy: from Vision to Action ‘ The EU global strategy, presented by High Representative Federica Mogherini in June 2016, aims to give the European Union a collective sense of direction in dealing with external challenges like the conflict in Syria, sanctions on Russia,...
Trump, Putin and Sluggish Reforms Push Ukraine Toward Russia
November 15, 2016 …read more Source: Center on Global...
Retired Ukrainian Turns Apartment Building into Modern-Day Versailles
Passionate about Baroque, the author of the makeover wanted to “make something beautiful and unusual.” …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Strengthening Putin’s Political Position in Russia
The result of the presidential election in the United States will strengthen the political position of Russian President Vladimir Putin, both in terms of internal political power and international relations. Putin’s aim is to extend his regime’s hold on power, via re-election in 2018. He will seek to gain from the electoral defeat of...
