Section: Research Organizations & Think Tanks about Ukraine
Putin Opens Door to More Talks With Poroshenko
Russian leader makes concession to West as his military begins major exercises near Ukrainian border. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Beauty and the East
Is it time to kick our addiction to ruin porn? From The Calvert Journal. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Scale of the Ongoing Russian Aggression against Ukraine (Infographic)
IWP prepared an infographic devoted to the signing of the Minsk protocol in 2014 …read more Source: Institute of World...
EU moves closer to visa-free travel for Georgia, Ukraine may follow
A European Parliament committee yesterday (5 September) backed visa-free travel to the European Union for Georgia and moved towards granting another ex-Soviet republic, Ukraine, the same right, after migration worries delayed the process before the summer. …read more Source:...
Ukraine draws Western ire for attack on ‘pro-Russia’ TV
Ukraine drew rare Western anger yesterday (5 September) after the studio of one of its most popular TV channels was set ablaze by protesters unhappy with its alleged support for Russia. …read more Source:...
Australia must heed the lessons of ‘hybrid warfare’ to avoid falling behind on the battlefield
The future battlefield will look very different. Josh Smith/Reuters, CC BY-NCThe Australian Army’s top brass are assembled in Adelaide for the Land Forces 2016 conference. Cutting-edge military equipment, including autonomous vehicles associated with “hybrid warfare”, will be on display. But what is hybrid warfare? Is it just another trendy...
Russia moves to silence Levada Centre after damning public opinion polls
The Russian Justice Ministry has added the Levada Centre to its list of ‘foreign agents’, placing the internationally respected public opinion pollster’s very existence in jeopardy. The move comes just days after the Centre reported a major slump in support for the ruling United Russia Party. …read more Source: Kharkiv Human...
How to Uncover Corruption Using Open Source Research
When most people think about open source research, they think about uncovering social media materials of soldiers on the front-lines of the wars in Ukraine and Syria, or geolocating video footage of significant events with Google Earth. While open source materials have led a mini-revolution in how conflicts are reported online, there is another...
Has Al-Shabaab Stopped Targeting Civilians in Kenya?
Since December 2015, Al-Shabaab appears to have stopped intentionally targeting civilians in Kenya in an effort to win the hearts and minds of local Muslims. perez_newsbrief_sept_vol.36_no.5.pdfSomali jihadist terror group Harakat al-Shabaab al-Mujahideen, commonly known as Al-Shabaab (AS), appears to have shifted away from targeting civilians,...
The Beginning of the End of Nuclear Weapons?
Negotiations over a ban on nuclear weapons are likely to be given the go-ahead at the UN General Assembly. Nuclear weapon states and those under their umbrella will face challenges reducing its impact.pearce_newsbrief_sept_vol.36_no.5.pdfIn 1959, during the discussions which led to the formation of the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), Irish...
