Section: Research Organizations & Think Tanks about Ukraine
Kleptocracy Weekly: Nov. 26-Dec. 3, 2016
New from KI Casey Michel looks at how opaque beneficial ownership rules made us theUnited States of Anonymity, and interviews investigative economist James S. Henry. KI hosted its first Democracy vs. Kleptocracy debate, on how–or if–we should limit kleptocratic influence over the media. Belinda Li talks to Professor Minxin Pei about whether...
Ukraine’s Most Overlooked Reform Could Bring in Billions
Of the key battles fought in post-Maidan Ukraine, the one over land reform attracts little attention. That’s a shame, too. Parliament’s unwillingness to allow the sale of private farmland “is the biggest source of immediately available economic growth that the government has failed to utilize,” Swedish economist Anders Åslund has...
Ukraine’s Leader Urges EU to Extend Sanctions Against Russia
December 2, 2016 …read more Source: Center on Global...
Photos and video: MLI’s discussion on security in Europe
Macdonald-Laurier InstituteMacdonald-Laurier Institute – Canada’s leading public policy think tank Missed MLI’s November event, “Meeting the new security threats in Europe: Hybrid warfare, Russian military expansion, propaganda and cyber war”? Check out our full… Photos and video: MLI’s discussion on security in...
Slovakia, the Visegrad Group and Brexit: Charity Should Begin at Home
By Public Relations. PhotolRUSI website.Dr Jonathan Eyal the International Director of the Royal United Services Institute wrote a commentary with extensive quotes from GLOBSEC Trends public opinion polls titled- Slovakia, the Visegrad Group and Brexit: Charity Should Begin at Home. The commentary analyzes the stance of the political presentative...
Ukrainians Plan Cyberattack on Russian Banks, FSB Warns
As tensions between Russia and the West grow, each side prepares for cyberattacks and foreign spy games. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
December 2nd, 2016
CHINA Singapore May Prove a Tough Nut for China to Crack Over Regional Security Greg Torode and Marius Zaharia, REUTERS As the impounding of Singaporean troop carriers in Hong Kong exposes rising tensions between China and Singapore, the Lion City is unlikely to budge on core security interests concerning Beijing—its military relationship with...
Trainspotting Texts Land Two Russian Women in Prison
Latest trial ended with conviction on espionage and treason charges for text message about Russian military transport. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
“Deoligarchisation” in Ukraine
In 2015, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko announced a process of “deoligarchisation”. Not much has happened so far. Some of the oligarchs’ profit sources have run dry in the field of public procurement. Certain efforts have been made to curb the influence of oligarchs with respect to media legislation and financing political parties....
Britain can still make a difference in the world
The Foreign Secretary gave his first big speech this morning at Chatham House on Britain’s role in the world. Here is the transcript: There is a sense in which the British cemetery in Kabul is a monument to the human spirit. A triumph of hope over experience and as I stood there last Saturday on a chilly and foggy morning I felt the eerie...
