Section: Research Organizations & Think Tanks about Ukraine
View from London: Pragmatic continuity
Russian actions in Ukraine and Syria will frustrate any attempts at a shift in UK policy on Russia. …read more Source: European Council on Foreign...
West is Gunning for Russian Media Ban
It would be monumental, but Western states seem to be moving, ineluctably, towards banning Russian news media channels from satellite platforms and the internet. That outcome – albeit with enormous ethical and political implications – seems to be a logical conclusion of the increasingly frenzied transatlantic campaign to demonize Russia....
The New Deterrent? International Sanctions Against Russia Over the Ukraine Crisis: Impacts, Costs and Further Action
Publication date: 14th October 2016 …read more Source: NATO...
Kleptocracy Daily: October 14, 2016
Hannah Thoburn, Brian Whitmore, and Angela Stent discussed “Consolidation and Control: Power Shifts in Putin’s Kremlin” at Hudson Institute this morning. Watch the event here. News The U.S. is now investigating the theft of $1 billion from the Moldovan banking system. (WSJ) The UK’s Criminal Finance Bill will introduce “unexplained...
Germany, Ukraine Agree More Talks Needed Before Four-Way Summit
October 14, 2016 …read more Source: Center on Global...
October 14th, 2016
BELARUS Anti-Russia Blogger Stands Trial in Belarus Andrei Makhovsky, REUTERS A Belarussian court started on Friday a closed trial of a blogger known for his fierce criticism of Russia. He has been accused of inciting hatred and distributing pornography in a case activists say is politically motivated. Human rights campaigners say he is being...
EU – A Way Forward
The current political and societal developments within the European Union, the armed conflicts around Europe, and the various threats to European security compose a troublesome and confusing geopolitical context, marked by many unknowns and moving pieces. The numerous internal and external rifts are so profound, that not only is Europe’s...
How Real is American Disenchantment with NATO?
Transatlantic TakeWASHINGTON – An embittered U.S. elections cycle full of attention-grabbing headlines has cast a large shadow across the Atlantic. As the campaign rhetoric heats up, U.S. allies are collectively holding their breath, waiting to see what the future of U.S. global engagement and its commitment to existing alliance structures...
BRICS struggles to fashion coherent action due to inconsistent agendas
Challenging times for some BRICS countries ReutersA Brazilian leader’s faux pas spoke volumes about the state of the BRICS alliance, ahead of the 8th BRICS summit in India. The Brazil-Russia-India-China-South Africa formation is slowly being written off as a bloc that can administer coherent political action. There were always questions...
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Russia and security in Europe [What Think Tanks are Thinking]
Written by Marcin Grajewski, Russia’s assertive foreign policy, its annexation of Crimea and conflict with Ukraine have challenged the post-Cold War security order in Europe, highlighting the need for NATO and the European Union to bolster defence strategies, according to many analysts and politicians. The EU, along with the United States,...
