Section: Research Organizations & Think Tanks about Ukraine
“The armed forces of Russia is really ready for war”.
VIEW FROM RUSSIA: Defense Ministry announced the completion of a sudden test readiness Michael Khodarenok Checking the troops of the South, of the forces of the Western and Central military districts, as well as the Northern Fleet Command videoconferencing Russian Airborne Command and ended on 31 August. In the West, scientists believe the...
Uzbekistan: the death of Stalin, double take.
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2016 Avraham Shmulevich In the near future the country will struggle associates over the dictator’s body – dead or alive. Died a great leader and teacher, Joseph Stalin! Or he died a few days ago or dies tomorrow – the situation is not entirely clear, because it is not known exactly whether he is in a coma or has...
Paul Manafort’s Ukrainian Legacy
I have seen Paul Manafort twice in my life. The first time was in 2007 during a Ukrainian lunch at Morosani Hotel in Davos, Switzerland, where Viktor Yanukovych came to speak. The second time was at a solemn reception in honor of Yanukovych’s 2010 inauguration at the Ukrainian House in Kyiv; Manfort arrived with oligarch Rinat Akhmetov, who...
For what should prepare.
08/20/2014 Nikoloz Vashakidze Russia, as the saying goes, tightly stuck in the Ukraine, and this greatly accelerated the collapse of its own. In the West, especially the United States, mature consideration that the Russian Federation in its current form is a helpless and dangerous country and the problem needs to be addressed. Already involved...
Russia reinstates Soviet jamming to silence criticism of its occupation of Crimea
Russia’s censor has blocked the Ukraine Crisis Media Centre over a press conference given by the world-renowned Crimean Tatar leader Mustafa Dzhemiliev and others. In it they called for a civil blockade until Russia released Crimean political prisoners, stopped crushing freedom of speech, etc. Russia’s response has been to step up...
Anti-Corruption Cases Are Finally Moving Forward
Something is stirring in Ukraine’s war on corruption. …read more Source: Atlantic...
Triumph of Internationalism or Trumping of Revisionism Begins at the 2016 G20
Transatlantic TakeThe rise of authoritarianism and nationalist-driven aggressive foreign policy has become a ubiquitous phenomenon around the world today. In particular, China and Russia have been challenging the status quo by force from Crimea to the South China Sea. While divergent interests are guiding such self-aggrandizing behavior, Beijing...
Russia’s information war in Central Europe: New trends and counter-measures
By Milan Šuplata and Milan Nič.You can download the full report in pdf here.By Milan Šuplata* and Milan Nič, GLOBSEC Policy Institute, with contributions from Political Capital Institute and European Values. *Milan Šuplata drafted this report during his time at GLOBSEC Policy Institute, where he worked until 30 June 2016.SUMMARYThe main purpose...
Russian Olympic Medallists Have Mixed Feelings About Kremlin Gifts
Several Olympians plan to sell their newly received BMVs, a move that has divided opinions on RuNet. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Crackdown Intensifies In Pre-Election Chechnya
In a new report, Human Rights Watch describes Kadyrov’s reign as “tyranny.” …read more Source: Transitions Online...
