Section: Research Organizations & Think Tanks about Ukraine
Putin as Uncle Joe: Morals and Public Perception in U.S.-Russia Relations
History shows how little moral principles define U.S. perception of Soviet and Russian leaders. September 19, 2016 By Dmitry V. Shlapentokh Whether or not Donald Trump will be elected, his candidacy has already caused a heated discussion unlike any before in American political history. Critics state that Trump’s ideas, including those...
The Geo-economic Challenges of the Eurasian Space
The crisis in Ukraine has focused attention on military power as the main driver of events in the region. Yet, a number of geo-economic projects—proposed new pipelines and transport corridors—have the potential to dramatically reshape the politics and balances of the Eurasian space. What opportunities do they present, and how do the current...
Ukraine’s Consolidation and What It Means for the West
Maintaining pressure on Kyiv to deliver meaningful reforms while convincing the Kremlin to engage seriously in diplomacy is the challenge for Western policymakers. …read more Source: Carnegie Endowment for International...
Ten Things the New US Ambassador to Ukraine Should Do
On August 18, Marie L. Yovanovitch became the US Ambassador to Ukraine. Yovanovitch is not new to the country; she served as the deputy chief of mission in Kyiv—the second in command—under Ambassadors Carlos Pascual and John Herbst months before the Orange Revolution erupted. She spent the bulk of her career working in the Eurasia region, with...
Memo to the West: Reject Russia’s Illegal Duma Elections
On September 18, Russians went to the polls to elect 450 members of parliament. The big news is that Vladimir Putin’s United Russia performed surprisingly well, taking approximately 54 percent of the vote. But the underreported news is this: Russians elected four MPs from occupied Ukrainian Crimea, which is illegal and grossly violates...
Do Not Give Up on Russian Democracy
Transatlantic TakeTo no one’s surprise, Sunday’s parliamentary elections in Russia came nowhere close to challenging President Vladimir Putin’s regime. His United Russia party remains utterly dominant, and the only three other parties in the Duma will be the co-opted “systemic” opposition parties, such the Communists. The...
Russian-Organized Elections in Crimea Lack Credibility
Press ReleasesRussian-Organized Elections in Crimea Lack CredibilitySeptember 19, 2016Russia held Duma elections inside the illegally-annexed and Russian-occupied Crimea on September 18. …read more Source: Freedom...
Kremlin Party Wins in a Landslide
Wins for United Russia and three other loyal parties ensure no opposition will trouble President Vladimir Putin for the next five years. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
http://carnegieeurope.eu/strategiceurope/?fa=64573
Much of the almost proverbial Ukraine fatigue is driven by a steady stream of corruption scandals. While each episode is troubling, the widespread attention on these scandals shows just how low the tolerance for corruption now is. CE: http://carnegieeurope.eu/strategiceurope/?fa=64573 …read more Source: The American Center for a European...
Why Russians like Vladimir Putin’s wars
Autocratic regimes like Russia realize that public opinion and legitimacy are important for maintaining power. Therefore, they try to control what information their citizens can access by tightly controlling the press and the Internet. This manipulation has been on display in Russia’s ongoing conflict with Ukraine. Two years later, 96...
