Section: Research Organizations & Think Tanks about Ukraine
Global news through Ukrainian Prism
Written by Serhiy Herasymchuk, Project Coordinator, Foreign Policy Council “Ukrainian Prism” The last weeks of the troubled summer of 2016 have proven once again that safety and finding ways to guarantee it are the dominant topics on the international agenda. International terrorism is in first place amongst the major security challenges...
Conceivable Surprises
Russia’s foreign policy has taken numerous unexpected turns in recent years, from annexation of Crimea to military intervention in Syria. The element of surprise for Germany and the EU arises out of a mix of lack of political transparency in Russia, Western misperceptions and the Kremlin’s deliberate instrumentalisation of...
Chechens Plead Not Guilty to Nemtsov Murder
Suspect and alleged accomplices deny being contracted to kill the Russian opposition politician, who was slain in Moscow. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Milan Nič’s comments on Hungarian referendum in POLITICO
By Public Relations. Photo: Flickr|Moyan Brenn. Licensed by CC BY 2.0On October 2, 2016 Hungary held the referendum on the plan of the European Union to relocate refugees in Europe using quotas. The referendum was perceived to be part of Victor Orbán’s European powerplay, since Orbán asked voters a question to which he already knew the...
Kremlin Panics after Dutch Report, and It Should
The report of the Dutch-led investigation team on the shoot down of Malaysian Airlines Flight 17 over eastern Ukraine offered a momentary glimpse into the true nature of the proverbial riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma. Instead of denying any Russian involvement in the death of 298 people in July 2014, a number of official...
The Threat of Kleptocracy: States Bordering the Russian Federation
Join the Kleptocracy Initiative at Hudson Institute on October 19 for a discussion of the threats posed by kleptocracy to states bordering the Russian Federation. The expansion of the Kremlin’s kleptocracy is now seriously undermining the integrity of Europe. Nowhere is this threat more salient than in the Baltics, Eastern Europe, and...
Kleptocracy Daily: October 3, 2016
Monday’s must-read: Former members of Congress are using their influence to lobby on behalf of foreign powers – not all of which are U.S. allies. (Politico) The U.S. may have seized $600 million from accounts owned by Gulnara Karimova, daughter of Uzbekistan’s late dictator, but officials aren’t ready to hand it back until his...
Russian state crisis entered a critical stage: While only came …
ATTENTION! – CLOCKS GO BACK! … But it is clear one: last week clock is ticking reverse Putin’s coup and usurpation of power, and there are the forces that will allow Putin to win the confrontation with the world.… I’m not talking about what may happen. I’m talking about what will happen. Clocks go back. 03/10/2016 Aleksandr...
Not-So-Phantom Menace
Reporters Without Borders warns of increasing oligarch control over the media and the effect that is having on journalism in Eastern Europe and beyond. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Rebels Operating ‘Gulags’ in Eastern Ukraine
Human rights activists claim some 5,000 people are being forced to work in self-declared Luhansk People’s Republic. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
