Section: Research Organizations & Think Tanks about Ukraine
Russia and the New World Disorder
Read a sample chapter: “Two Worlds” The Russian annexation of Crimea was one of the great strategic shocks of the past twenty-five years. For many in the West, Moscow’s actions in early 2014 marked the end of illusions about cooperation, and the return to geopolitical and ideological confrontation. Russia, for so long a peripheral presence,...
NATO is an Institutional Dinosaur
Ted Galen Carpenter Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has managed to gain unprecedented attention for stating in his usual flamboyant fashion something that many respected foreign policy analysts have maintained for years: that the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is an obsolete security arrangement created in a vastly...
Norway is Shutting The Door on The ‘Arctic Route’
The Scandinavian country comes under fire for plans to build a new fence to deter migrants on a border crossing with Russia. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
The Alternate Reality of Anders Fogh Rasmussen
Reading through a recent interview with former NATO secretary general Anders Fogh Rasmussen, it becomes clear that his world is one in which US foreign policy has only ever made us all safer and the biggest risk we now face is diminished US power. The entire premise of his argument throughout the interview is that if the US steps back from...
Ukraine: Forwards or Backwards? A Response to Thomas Theiner and James Brooke
When driving a car, it is essential to look forward to assess changing road conditions, new obstacles, and new opportunities. Prudent drivers—and investors—regularly check the rear view mirrors, but their main focus is on the future. …read more Source: Atlantic...
Does Ukraine Need an Anti-Corruption Court?
The recent scandal surrounding alleged payments made to Paul Manafort by the former Ukrainian government has again cast a spotlight on corruption in Ukraine. Whatever one thinks of the Manafort story, no one can dispute that Ukrainians are entitled to an honest government that does not steal from them. But how can Ukraine achieve this goal? And...
Moldova Receives First Tranche of Romanian Loan
Initially rejected last November, the loan comes after pivotal IMF deal, and coincides with Romanian Prime Minister Dacian Ciolos’ first visit to Chisinau. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Smugglers Renovate Road on Russia-Belarus Border
Locals thankful for road renovations, which unknown smugglers undertook to enable traffic for trucks loaded with contraband EU fruit. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Turkey’s dangerous game of Russian roulette in Syria
Turkey has finally directly entered the Syrian conflict. With support of Turkish tanks, artillery and fighter jets, some 1,500 fighters of the Free Syrian Army (FSA) have moved in to take over the strategic city of Jarablus, meeting with little resistance from militants of the so-called Islamic State (IS). But the main target of the Turkish...
Soviet Superheroes Save The Day in Russian Blockbuster
Set in the Cold War era, the movie features a team of mutant heroes from different Soviet republics fighting against a nasty villain. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
