Section: Research Organizations & Think Tanks about Ukraine
Former NATO Leaders to Trump: Don’t Make Bad Deals with Putin
Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, Anders Fogh Rasmussen warn against turning Ukraine into a ‘bargaining chip’ US President-elect Donald Trump must not strike any deals with Russian President Vladimir Putin that turn Ukraine into a “bargaining chip,” and must send a clear signal of commitment to the security of the United States’ NATO allies, two...
International Criminal Court demolishes Russia’s narrative on Crimean annexation
Russia’s attempts to distort the picture regarding its invasion and annexation of Crimea, and military engagement in Eastern Ukraine received a significant blow on Nov 14 in the hard-hitting conclusions published by the International Criminal Court’s Office of the Prosecutor …read more Source: Kharkiv Human Rights Protection...
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...
