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Section: Research Organizations & Think Tanks about Ukraine

      Russia: A Reading Guide
      Aug30

      Russia: A Reading Guide

      Experts share the books that shaped their understanding of Russia. August 30, 2016 In the spirit of the new academic year, CGI asked experts to name the books that were most influential to their own thinking on Russia, or that current policy-makers should read to better understand Russian society, politics, culture, and foreign policy. The...

      Terrifying Precedent Set by Authorities’ Response to Violent Anti-Roma Pogrom
      Aug30

      Terrifying Precedent Set by Authorities’ Response to Violent Anti-Roma Pogrom

      Disturbances on August 27 in Loshchynivka (Odesa oblast) have resulted in the targeted ethnic group ‘agreeing’ to leave the area, and being too fearful to even return to collect their possessions. There are differences from the pogroms of the past, but there are also some very worrying similarities, including how the authorities and law...

      Teacher Workshop Ontario Registration Form
      Aug30

      Teacher Workshop Ontario Registration Form

      Language English Please complete the form below with your current information to register for one of our teacher workshops. The * indicates required fields. Workshop Selection Please select the teacher workshop you are registering for: * Economic Demise of the Soviet Union – Edmonton, AB – November 4, 2016 …read more Source:...

      Teacher Workshop BC Registration Form
      Aug30

      Teacher Workshop BC Registration Form

      Language English Please complete the form below with your current information to register for one of our teacher workshops. The * indicates required fields. Workshop Selection Please select the teacher workshop you are registering for: * Economic Demise of the Soviet Union – Edmonton, AB – November 4, 2016 …read more Source:...

      Teacher Workshop Alberta Registration Form
      Aug30

      Teacher Workshop Alberta Registration Form

      Language English Please complete the form below with your current information to register for one of our teacher workshops. The * indicates required fields. Workshop Selection Please select the teacher workshop you are registering for: * Economic Demise of the Soviet Union – Edmonton, AB – November 4, 2016 …read more Source:...

      Ukraine crisis: Several thousand families still searching for their loved ones
      Aug30

      Ukraine crisis: Several thousand families still searching for their loved ones

      News release | Kiev (ICRC) – Two years after the start of the conflict in eastern Ukraine, the problem of missing persons remains acute. At least 1,000 people have gone missing, though no exact numbers are available. …read more Source: International Committee of the Red...

      Why Washington Is Addicted to Perpetual War
      Aug30

      Why Washington Is Addicted to Perpetual War

      Doug Bandow The last two administrations have followed a bipartisan policy of constant war. Unfortunately, the consequences have been ugly: every intervention has laid the groundwork for more conflict. Yet the architects of this failure claim that all would be well if only Washington had acted more often and more decisively. In their view, the...

      What’s So Ethical About Mining for Mammoth Tusks?
      Aug30

      What’s So Ethical About Mining for Mammoth Tusks?

      The rush for the ‘white gold’ of Siberia is devastating fragile landscapes and furthering the illegal trade in elephant ivory. …read more Source: Transitions Online...

      How to Get Started Investigating the Russian-language Internet
      Aug30

      How to Get Started Investigating the Russian-language Internet

      Bellingcat’s Aric Toler explains how investigating sources, images and stories originating in Russia and Eastern Europe can be challenging if you don’t know the tools required. From FirstDraftNews.com. …read more Source: Transitions Online...

      Ukraine Introduces State Financing for Political Parties: A Promising Reform or Cosmetic Change?
      Aug30

      Ukraine Introduces State Financing for Political Parties: A Promising Reform or Cosmetic Change?

      A man prepares to vote in elections in Kyiv in 2015. Photo by Sandro Weltin for the Council of Europe. CC BY-ND 2.0. Since the victory of the so-called “Revolution of Dignity” in 2014, Ukraine has been going through an exceptionally complicated transition process. The post-Soviet country has been trying to execute parallel fundamental reforms in...