Section: Research Organizations & Think Tanks about Ukraine
Kyiv locked down as hundreds protest Ukraine’s government
Demonstrators shout slogans while they take part in a rally of depositors in failed Ukrainian banks who demanded compensation of their deposits, in front of the parliament building in Kyiv on November 15. …read more Source: Kharkiv Human Rights Protection...
Kleptocracy Daily: November 15, 2016
News Alexei Ulyukayev, Russia’s economy minister, was arrested and charged with accepting a $2 million bribe from the sale of Bashneft shares to Rosneft. (Reuters) A company linked to the Turkish government hired a lobbying firm owned by Gen. Michael Flynn, a senior Trump advisor. (Politico) Ziad Takieddine has repeated claims that...
Russia’s 61st Separate Naval Infantry Brigade in the Donbass
The following investigation was originally posted in Russian by the author, Askai707, on his LiveJournal blog. Translation and foreword by Aric Toler. The following investigation from Askai707 provides a significant amount of evidence that proves the direct participation of Russia’s 61st Separate Naval Infantry Brigade (often referred to as...
Religion & Liberty: The evidence of things not seen
The final issue of Religion & Liberty for 2016 is now available online. It will explore a breadth and depth of topics, including the “ten dollar founding father,” why we need those dollars, the danger of a utopian dream and more. on Religion & Liberty: The evidence of things not seen… The post Religion & Liberty: The evidence of...
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...
