Section: Research Organizations & Think Tanks about Ukraine
Putin’s Western dupes pose a grave threat to Europe
In 2014, Russia seized Crimea through military force. With this act, the Kremlin redrew the political map of Europe and upended the rules of the acknowledged international order. Despite the threat Russia’s revanchist policies pose to European stability and established international law, some European politicians, experts, and civic groups...
Russia Challenges World’s Highest Criminal Court
The controversial tribunal is ineffective and biased, Kremlin believes. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Hello, Petro? Almazbek Here
Infamous Russian pranksters hit another Ukrainian target. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
How the International Criminal Court can survive Russian and African scorn
Russia has announced it will “unsign” the statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC), which its Foreign Ministry says has “failed to meet the expectations to become a truly independent, authoritative international tribunal”. Its decision comes after three African countries began the process of leaving; the Philippines’ president,...
Biscuit for breakfast – trench warfare was hard on soldiers’ teeth
nationallibrarynz_commons/flickrRewind 100 years and the Battle of the Somme would be grinding to a close. For 141 days soldiers had suffered the worst that modern warfare could deliver: bombardment, chemical weapons, failed advances and a level of casualties no one could have anticipated. In this centenary year, multiple articles have been...
EU approves Ukraine visa-free travel
European Union member states yesterday (17 November) approved visa-free travel for Ukraine citizens, long sought by Kyiv to help cement ties as it combats pro-Russian rebels in the east. …read more Source:...
Uncanny under-performer: fixing V4 digital gap
Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) has experienced unparalleled GDP growth in recent decades, nearly doubling the growth of the Eurozone in 2015, mainly through multinational companies’ investments and generous EU structural funds, yet has only slightly climbed the global value chain ladder. As multinational companies tend to flock to CEE due...
Russian prosecuted for defending Ukraine against Kremlin-backed militants
Russia’s Investigative Committee has announced criminal proceedings against a Russian national alleged to have fought on Ukraine’s side in the military conflict in Donbas. There have been no criminal cases brought against those paid to fight on the side of the Kremlin-backed militants …read more Source: Kharkiv Human Rights...
The next frontier in reproductive tourism? Genetic modification
Human oocyte in vitro fertilization. Ziess Microscopy/Flickr, CC BY-SAThe birth of the first baby born using a technique called mitochondrial replacement, which uses DNA from three people to “correct” an inherited genetic mutation, was announced on Sept. 27. Mitochondrial replacement or donation allows women who carry mitochondrial diseases to...
The Russian Plot against Europe
There is no single formula for how Russia projects power in Europe, but the goal of its Trojan Horse strategy is the same: to build a web of political leaders, parties, and civil society organizations that will legitimize Russia’s aims to destabilize European unity and undermine European values …read more Source: Kharkiv Human Rights...
