Section: Research Organizations & Think Tanks about Ukraine
Estonian national charged with terrorism over involvement in Kremlin-backed conflict in Donbas
Although 35-year-old Vladimir Polyakov’s lawyer has condemned the imminent trial as ‘political’, this was not the view of the Estonian courts who agreed to his extradition, and the charges are almost the same as those brought in the United Kingdom against Ben Stimson for his activities in Donbas …read more Source: Kharkiv Human...
The unpredictability of military solution of the Karabakh issue for the whole of the Caucasus.
Teimuraz Toumanishvili The conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh is the first and longest in the territory of the former Soviet Union. It is following the events in Fergana and the conflict that caused the local war, followed by conflict and war in some regions in the post-Soviet space: Transnistria, Abkhazia, Tskhinvali, Chechnya, the latter years – East...
Trump and the Future of US Foreign Policy
Summary Given recent events in the United States, we thought it might be useful to summarize some of the forecasts we made last December and try to show how Donald Trump’s election fits in. We, of course, didn’t forecast Trump’s election. Politics and elections are too unstable to forecast. The failure of most polls to...
Russia Bans LinkedIn
The professional social network is the first casualty of a Russian law on personal data storage. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Stargazing and Art in the North Caucasus
An art show in a remote observatory brings new perspectives on art, astronomy, and life in Russia. From The Guardian. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Too Much Corruption or Simply Too Much Talk of “Corruption”?
Making a distinction between informal transactions and truly destructive graft is crucial to understanding the challenge facing Ukraine. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
November 11th, 2016
CHINA Hong Kong Faces New Political TurmoilTHE ECONOMIST China’s rulers are beginning to view Hong Kong as yet another restive province with ungrateful subjects—a better-washed version of Tibet or Xinjiang. China does not appear to be mulling the use of its troops to crush unrest—that would be calamitous for business and the much-vaunted...
No more pretending
The resignation of Odesa Oblast Governor Mikheil Saakashvili on Nov. 7 is the latest reason to dispel the illusion that President Petro Poroshenko is a reformer. KP: No more pretending …read more Source: The American Center for a European...
THE BIGGEST ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE UKRAINIAN REFORMS
Although Ukraine still has a long way on its path of reforms, there are already important accomplishments which should be noted. During 2014-2016 period, the number of the Armed Forces in Ukraine doubled and reached 250,000 soldiers. The weaponry was also significantly upgraded in order to restrain Russian invasion. RPR: THE BIGGEST ACHIEVEMENTS...
In Ukraine, Not Even the Top Banker Trusts the Banks
Some politicians seem to have approached the declaration as a sort of amnesty, revealing everything they have earned from decades of crooked dealings, in an effort to come clean. The financial statements indicate an apparent lack of trust in the country’s financial institutions on the part of the leaders who run them. NYT: In Ukraine, […]...
