Section: Research Organizations & Think Tanks about Ukraine
Eastern Europe Takes Stock of Trump Win
Reactions by regional leaders range from skeptical to ecstatic, reflecting societal rifts as severe as those Trump exploited on his way to the White House. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Will the Special Relationship survive?
On the face of it, Donald Trump’s astonishing victory should be good news for Britain, post-Brexit. The UK will no longer be “at the end of the queue” for trade deals with the US, as President Obama warned, since all the other deals in that queue will now be dropped, especially the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership which the...
Central European Day of Energy (CEDE)
Language English CASE experts participate in the Central European Day of Energy (CEDE) project. The essential goals of the first CEDE event are to provide comprehensive information concerning the Central European (CE) energy sectors, as well as focusing on those companies – requiring joint support. The aim is to establish a forum for useful...
The IWP took part in the Ukrainian Silk Road Forum 2016
1 month ago the Institute of World Policy presented an audit of relations between Ukraine and China. Today, Sergiy Solodkyy, First Deputy Director of the IWP, took part in the Ukrainian Silk Road Forum. …read more Source: Institute of World...
Insightful Arbitration Days Took Place in Kiev
Kiev Arbitration Days have traditionally been a rendezvous for envisioning future of arbitration, based on today’s developments. KAD 2016, organized by the Ukrainian Bar Association, were no different, bringing together renowned dispute resolution practitioners and prominent arbitration experts to discuss issues and perspectives of...
Strange Silence of Neo-Con Trolls as Mikheil Saakashvili Stabs His Patron Poroshenko in the Back
The sudden resignation of Mikheil Saakashvili as Governor of Odessa and his accompanying tirade of accusations of corruption and treason against the Ukrainian President, Petro Poroshenko and his coterie in Kiev came as a bombshell for the Western media on 7th November. But it was a strangely bland bombshell. Yes, the voices of the West –...
Navigating the New International Disorder
This week marks the release of Navigating the New International Disorder, the 12th book in the Australia in World Affairs series. The AIIA has been publishing this authoritative account of Australian foreign policy every five years since 1950. However, recent upheavals and global issues mean that the 2011-2015 version is very different to its...
The country of little “Putins”, or the “Trojan horse” of Putin’s regime
Society The Night Wolves’ sharp rebuff to presidential press-secretary Dmitry Peskov; the State Duma deputies’ frightening devotion to fighting Natalia Poklonskaya’s enemies; Vladimir Markin waving his fists while on a “rest break”; Ramzan Kadyrov, already such a familiar face, going way beyond all standards of decency… A new...
Here’s How to Fix Public Broadcasting in Ukraine
Zurab Alasania’s resignation from the position of director general of the National TV and Radio Broadcasting Company of Ukraine (NTU) has roused concerns about the future of public broadcasting reform in Ukraine. Although some experts believe it is already too late to reverse the reform, the coming months will determine the future of public...
Kleptocracy Daily: November 8, 2016
News Beijing, Moscow, and Tehran have all used the turbulent U.S. presidential election to attack democracy. (FT) Estonia’s pro-Western government is on the verge of collapse. (NYT) China is establishing a new anti-corruption body to consolidate existing state agencies. (SCMP) Wang Qishan, Beijing’s top anti-graft official, published...
